Superb Productivity Hacks That Everyone Should Try

Productivity is something we are all concerned about. It is the ability or state of producing something good for yourself by using your available resources efficiently. Time is the most important resource of us, but being humans we get distracted easily which ultimately leads to procrastination. Procrastination strongly affects our productivity. So, all you need to do is, try to get rid of this bad habit. It's just a mindset that can be changed easily by committing yourself to change it by heart. Therefore, instead of wasting time on irrelevant tasks, use it effectively to boost your productivity.

Here are some superb and easy to do hacks that are equally helpful for all of us, an employee, freelancer, leader or a manager. These productivity hacks are essential to try if you really want to manage your time and need a positive change in your performance. So let's see what are these amazing tips or hacks: 

1. Perform Your Biggest and Most Important Tasks of the Day First

Prepare a list of 3-4 most important tasks to do at the beginning of the day. It will not only restrict your procrastination but also help you to stay productive and focused throughout the day. As we feel more energetic in the morning, so it becomes easy to tackle the most difficult tasks. Now come towards easy tasks, you can follow the 2-minute rule for that. The task which can be done in 2 minutes, go for it. Try to finish each and every small piece of work in time instead of setting it aside and making it a big snowball.

2. The Pomodoro Technique to Manage Breaks

It's a special time management technique that enables people to work within their available time rather than looking for it. Now how to use it? Simply divide your whole working day into small periods of time that is 25 minutes having a 5 minutes break. These short periods of time are called "Pomodoros". After passing about 4 Pomodoro, you have to take a bit longer break i.e. 15-20 minutes.

The basic purpose of this method is to create a sense of urgency. So now instead of feeling that you have plenty of time to complete your work and wasting it on irrelevant things, you will focus on your tasks to make more progress. Moreover, it also makes you feel a little lighter as it releases tension during break time and make you breathe well.

3. Set up Mini Tasks

Whenever you have to complete a big project, split it into small tasks and design a checklist. Now start with the easiest one until you complete the whole project. You will feel a little relaxed because the part of work you just have finished, ultimately will give you a sense of accomplishment. 

4. Stop Underestimating the Power of Distractions

Wherever you go, distractions follow. While working in your office you may face talks near water coolers, a colleague who's having fun on his desk or even a newspaper at your own table can distract you. So working at home in a peaceful room seems a little dreamy to boost your productivity, isn't it?

NO, this is not true. Actually, these little distractions from your working environment give your mind a little boost in terms of quick breaks and help you get back to your work easily.

But beware! Sometimes distractions trouble a lot. Like keep checking your phone, social media accounts, many gossips during work or something else can divert your attention and moods easily. So be wise, if your distractions are pushing you back from work rather than boosting your productivity, weed them out.

5. Build Friendship with Red and Blue

As per scientific study about "Which colors improve brain performance", red and blue are very significant. 
The study reveals that red color is associated with the ability of the mind to pay more attention to details while blue color gives a spark to your creativity. 
So add these colors in your pick-list and make friends with them. Try to decorate your workplace area with these two colors because they are beneficial for your brain and pleasant to the eyes as well.

6. Keep asking yourself if whatever you are doing is Productive at all?

Most of us waste a lot of time doing irrelevant things in life or work; like using Facebook, useless conversations at home, taking selfies all the time or making too long phone calls that are not productive or beneficial at all. So keep checking whatever you are doing, it is worth doing or not.

On the other hand, develop a habit of rewarding yourself for completing any task or reaching a goal. There are so many ways to reward yourself for eating your favorite meal or buy your favorite thing etc. It will not only make you happy but also motivate you to be more productive.

7. Bullet Journaling 

This is the productivity hack which everyone would love to try especially computer geeks and organizing whiz. It is a new well-designed system to place all of your thoughts in, making yourself disciplined and polish your creativity. 
All you need to have is, just a system consisting of notebook or a diary, pencil, erasers, rulers and some colors or highlighters. You can make easy to-do-lists having headings of months, some columns of defined tasks and time to perform them. This will help you to increase your output by analyzing what is done and what is left to be done. 

A Final Thought:

By concluding all of the above discussion, I can say that productivity is not just a one-day game; it requires good planning, time management, and dedicated efforts. Being productive in life is a great challenge and to face it, one should give these productivity hacks a little try. I'm sure that soon, they'll become a part of your everyday life!