“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” — Harvey MacKay
What a powerful quote and so true. Time is our most valuable asset, we can’t get it back. Time is priceless and more valuable than money because we can’t buy it.
Often we may feel like we don’t have enough or we may think we can do more than we think in the available hours. Ultimately if we can make the best and most efficient use of our time then we are ahead of the game.
Here are 50 Powerful ways to increase productivity. if you can think of any more we’d love to hear about them in the comments.
Make a plan.
Take 5/10 Minutes everyday to plan your day.
Prioritise your tasks ahead of time.
Set some exciting goals.
Use your most productive time for the most important or difficult tasks.
Use Time- blocking to plan your day.
Batch similar tasks together & schedule a time block to action.
Set a timer for tasks.
Love what you do.
Step away from devices and brain storm with pen and paper.
Promise yourself a reward when you finish an important task.
Don't multi-task.
Delegate.
Be disciplined with work hours.
Work out why you may be procrastinating.
Work out your productive hours.
Do more routine/easy tasks in your less productive time.
Write down everything you need to do & ideas.
Keep a list of all your regular tasks you need to do.
Get 7/8 hours sleep.
Get up early so you feel you are ahead of the day.
Schedule breaks.
Move every day to keep fit.
Stay hydrated.
Do more routine/easy tasks in your less productive time.
Write down everything you need to do & ideas.
Keep a list of all your regular tasks you need to do.
Outsource as much as possible.
Plan meals.
Have a simple work wardrobe.
Record how long task take for future planning.
Create templates for projects..
Work in short bursts.
Prevent interruptions.
Read James Clears 'Atomic Habits'.
Take a power nap.
Visualize the end result.
Meditate to avoid overwhelm.
Limit distractions.
Schedule time for Social media.
Keep your work are organised.
Practice being a minimalist.
Learn to say no things that don't serve you.
Reduce travelling time.
Stop being a perfectionist.
Limit distractions.
Track & Review Productivity weekly.
Keep your work area organised
Stop interruptions.
Just get started.
I hope you found this useful. Are there any of these that you may find game changing for you? Or perhaps you have another tip for improving productivity. We’d love to hear about them in the comments.