Interesting Insights on Productivity
The Focused Life:
High-Quality Work Produced = Time spent x Intensity of Focus:
The intensity with which we work plays a huge factor in productivity. In a world that is becoming increasingly distracted thanks to the rise of smartphones we will need to ensure our work does not get interrupted by residue-slathering interruptions:
The Principle of Least Resistance:
In an environment where one can get an answer to a question or a specific piece of information immediately, it makes our life very easier especially in the current scenario of working from home. In case a quick response is not possible we need to perform advance planning for our work, be more organized and be prepared to put things aside for a while waiting for what you requested.
The Ritual:
This comprises of rules and processes to keep our efforts structured. For e.g.: Institute a ban on no social media browsing or maintain a metric of words produced per 20 minutes or lines of code produced per hour. This helps in keeping our concentration honed. View the day a series of small milestones. Tiny drops maketh an ocean and these incremental milestones will pave the way for highly productive workdays for the weeks to come.
The Right Support:
Ensure our brain gets the right support by sticking to a proper schedule. Start your day with a good cup of coffee or an indoor workout. Make sure you have the right amount of food to maintain energy. Incorporate tiny workouts such as sit-ups or quick walks to help keep the mind clear. Environmental factors such as clean work-setup too play a big deal.
The law of the Vital few:
In many settings, 80% percent of a given effect is due to just 20% of the possible causes. At times we might be multi-tasking and be spending more work on tasks that are not high productivity. Ensure you maintain an excel sheet tracking all your efforts with the right status and comments. Maintain R. A. G. Framework to show tasks that are urgent, work in process & closed respectively. As you wipe away your work and keep on updating the Green for tasks we end up feeling very well.
The above steps will help you lead a very productive and focused life because it’s the best kind there is.
Author: Ranganathan Rajendran
