Soifyou'vebeenfollowingmefor a whilenow, thenyouprobablyknowthatproductivityis a bigfocusofmine.
I liketoexperimentwithdifferentroutinesandtrickstotrytoimprovemyproductivity.
Andthisexplorationhasledto a fewdiscoveriesthathasreallyhelpedincreasemyproductivity.
Mydadsayssomethingaboutmethat I thinkit's prettyfunny, butit's alsotrue, andthatisthathe's neverseenanyoneworkashardasmetonothavetowork.
Andtobehonest, I thinkthatisthereasonwhyproductivityissuch a bigfocusofmine.
I'm constantlytryingtobemoreproductivesothat I'd havemorefreetime, exceptassoonas I havefreetime.
I tendtolike, comeupwith a newprojectthat I cankindofsqueezeinanyway.
Herearemybesttipsforincreasingproductivity.
The 1st 1 istocreate a placesomewherewhereyoucanputallyourthoughtsandideasandtodosoassoonastheypopintoyourheadandpreferablythiswouldbedonein a noteorsomeotherapponyourphoneCurrently, I'm usingGoogle's APPtasksfornow, atleast.
I'm alsoworkingonmyownatforthis.
Sowhat I dois I havethisapponthehomescreenofmyphone, andanytimeanideaorthoughtpopsintomyhead, I writeitdown.
Thisissomethingthat I'vebeendoingforyearsnow, andthereasoningissimplythatif I don't dothat, then I'llforget.
But I alsorecentlyheardof a guynamedDavidAllenwhohashisownproductivitysystemcalledgettingThingsDone.
Andhesaysthatoneofthemainbenefitsofusing a systemlikethisisthatyouwillclearyourheadbecauseotherwiseyou'd betryingtorememberallofthisstuffandtryingtokeepitallinyourhead.
Andafter a fewideaspopup, itgetsprettymessyupthere, andthatwilltheninturnleadtoyoufeelingmorestressedthanfeelinglessfocusedonwhatneedstogetdone, which I candefinitelyagreewith.
Thisisprettydifficult, and I thinkthatwealltendtobeprettyoptimistic.
A whenwetriedtoestimatehowmuchtimesomethingwilltake.
And I definitelyusedtodothiswhere I wouldwritedownallmyproducein a singlegianttodolist, andthen I'lltrytogetitalldoneinoneday.
Thisrarelyworksoutwell, and I endedupfeelinglike I wasprettymuchunabletogetanythingdone.
Soafterthat, I experimentedwith a lotofdifferenttactics.
I triedgoingwithwhat I couldrememberthatdayorwhat I feltinspiredtodothatday.
Andthisworksokayuntilwehave, like, a lotofdifferentthingswithmultipledeadlines, thenexperimentedwithlimitingtheamountoftasksthat I'm allowedtodoforoneday, andthisisreallywhere I foundmyrhythm.
Sothatis 2 to 3 tasksperday, nomorethanthatassoonas I writedownfourtodeuceforoneday, I endupfeelinglethargicandjustunabletofocus.
Now I mayendupgettingmorethanthreethingsdoneinoneday, but I neverplannedformorethanthreeandideally, I trytoplanforonlytwo.
Thewaythat I doitis I gothroughthelistofallofmytasksandthen I lookthroughthemandrang, orderthembyimportanceandurgency, themostimportantandurgenttasks.
Thosearetheonesthat I thenpickandchoosefrom.
Andthen I decidewhichonesarethemostimportant.
Andthen I pick 2 to 3 ofthose.
If I endupwithfivemustdo's, thenmyfirstlineofactionistotrytoreschedule.
However, ifit's somethingthat I can't reschedule, thenwhat I'lltrytodois I'lltrytomakesurethatthenextdayafterwardsthat I eitherhavejustreallysimpletasksforthatdayorthatthatdayiscompletelyfreebecausethen I canpushmyselftodayandgetallthesethingsdoneandif I enduptomorrowfeelingcompletelyexhausted, thenatleastnothingimportanthastosuffernextone.
ThethirdtipisthePostitnote.
I'llbeusingthisforthepastsixmonthsnow, and I reallylikeit.
Whatitisisreallynothingspecial.
Atmydesk, I have a stackofPostitnoteswererightdownthe 32 DUIs.
Infact, it's themostcommonquestion I askedmyselfandthatISS.
Whatdo I needtodotogetthisdone?
This 1 mayseem a littlebitstrangeorevenobvious.
Butwhatthisquestiondoesformeisthatforcesmetobreakeachtaskdownevenfurthersothat I don't justendupwith a gianttodo, like, make a videobecausethatdoesn't reallyhelpmegetstarted.
What I needtoknowis, whatdo I needtodotogetthisdone?
Andthistypeofquestioningisforthedayoff.
Sothedaythatyou'reactuallysittingthereandneedtomake a video, thefirstthingtodoisalwaystobreakthetaskdownevenfurtherintosmallerstepssothatitfeelsmoremanageableandlessoverwhelming.
Sowhatdo I needtodotomake a video?
Well, I needThiowrite a scriptand I needtofilmthevideoandwhat I needtodotowrite a script.
What I liketodois I liketositdownthenightbeforeandwritedown 2 to 3 toduesforthenextday, and I dothisonmypostitnote.
I'd liketodothisrightbeforebed.
Sotheideabeingthatthesethingsarefreshinmymindas I gotosleepandthenpotentially I'llbeworkingthroughthemas I sleepandthenwakeupwithnewideasandbetterideasonhowtodothesethings.
Somethingthat I alsoliketodois I'd liketositdowneverySundayeveningandwritedownmyweekstodolist.
Soagain, I lookthroughallofmytodothisandthen I'llrang, orderthembasedonimportanceandurgency, andthen I'llpicktheonesthat I wanttogetdonethatweek.
Thisissomethingthat I canreallyrecommendbecausetheywillallowyoutonothavetoconstantlyseeallofyourtwodeus.
Andusuallyrewritinganexistingpaperfeelseasierthanstaringat a blankword, Doc, knowingthatyousomehowhavetocomeupwitheightpagesandthisisreallymymaintrickforgetting a lotofthingsdonereallyfast.
When I wasinschool, heusedtojokeaboutthefactthattheywouldbesittingthereforhoursandhourstryingtoworkon a paper, andthen I'd comeinandlikein 10 minutes, get a paperdone.
Now, thisis, ofcourse, a joke.
I didn't getpaperdownin 10 minutes, butthepointwasessentiallythattheywouldbesittingthereforagesandthen I comeinandgetitdonesuperquickly.
And I alsojustwanttomentionthat I didn't justcomeinfor 20 minutesandthengettopgradesoranythinglikethat.
A lotofmyclassmatesactuallygotbettergradesthanme.
I gotprettydecentgrades, butthepointisMME.
Orthefactthatitwas I wasfastenoughforit's actuallybecomefunnyhowfast I wascomparedtothem.