Thursday evening. Imagine having to come to the office all day and hang on the bus tomorrow, Friday, you will sleep quite comfortably. Then I remembered that last week I decided to buy a flower tub for the porch on Friday! All joy has become soil. I thought, no, I went tomorrow. I will leave next Friday. Just to think that way, I, you, all of us neglect our valuable work in the utmost cruelty. The result - frustration and guilt at the end of the day.
Buying a flower tub is not an important task, but neglecting it will not make your daily to-do list short. No worries You will be able to overcome this alchemy with very simple and small habits.
Let's see what you can do to make the most of your daytime waking hours.
There are some tricks
First of all, there are some proven strategies for increasing performance, because the effort to get rid of a little extra time of the day has been going on for many years. As a result, some strategies have emerged, three of which are popular Pomodoro strategy, Eisenhower strategy and 2 minutes strategy.
3) Pomodoro technique
Pomodoro is a very popular productivity app. An Italian gentleman by the name of Francisco Chirill discovered this method. Pomodoro is an Italian word meaning tomato sauce, which is eaten with pasta. Although the money is the sauce, the sauce does not have any relation with the Pomodoro technique.
This is a timer that will help you complete any task with a break of 20 minutes. Cheryl's name is Pomodoro since she invented this recipe from a timer to look like a tomato in her kitchen. Pomodoro is a time management app. This means that it will decide how long you have to work at any time of the day.
Each task or project lasts up to 20 minutes and is called a Pomodoro. Suppose you have to finish reading an entire book. In this case, Pomodoro says that if we stop doing any work continuously, our brain fatigue will go away. So you don't have to read the whole book and share some chapters. Suppose you decide to finish 3 chapters in the next 4 hours. Now set the time for each chapter in the Pomodoro Timer for 20 minutes. Read it carefully for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, stop at where the chapter ended reading. Then draw the 'X' mark on a paper. It will take care of how many 20 minute cycles you have crossed. Take a 3-5 minute break after a 2-3 minute cycle. By sharing this way you can finish the whole book without fatigue.
Using Pomodoro will make your tasks much faster because then you will spend time calculating multiples. When you see a timer at the end of the task at hand more quickly to end the reminder will feel.
However, there are limitations. Many people think that it is difficult to concentrate at work when there is always a timer hanging in the eye. Moreover, if our actions become 'result-oriented', we will not do anything else. For example, if you don't have 20 minutes on your hands, you might not do that job for fear of losing. However, in Pomodoro, you can set up your own convenient time. It should be 20 minutes, not so.
The Eisenhower matrix technique
This technique is named after a famous person - Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the 7th president of the United States. You will be amazed at how many different and important duties he has performed at the same time in his life. Prior to becoming president, he was a five-star army general in the US Army, serving as a supreme commander in Europe during World War II, and inactive invasion of North Africa, Germany, and France. Not only that, he was the Supreme Commander of NATO and the President of Columbia University!
Those who say that nothing is being done under the stress of excessive work should learn from Eisenhower. Not everyone is surprised by his time management and performance. But how he could go golfing without spending so much time in private is not a secret. He adhered to 5 conditions in making his decision. Together they are called the Eisenhower Box or the Eisenhower Matrix.
The condition is four:
1) Important and important
You have to do that now because there is a deadline ahead. Only do what you have no chance of discarding.
2) Important, but not important
Suppose the water faucet in your home is damaged and some water begins to fall. It is important to fix this. But there is also the pressure of tomorrow's office presentation at hand. What to do Of course you should finish the presentation first and fix the urgent but seemingly less important task after the water call. (But if the water goes out of control again, that will be an urgent and important task).
3) Not important, but important
A friend on Facebook asked for help, any public news came out, the boss's e-mail came, etc. It was not so important, but keep time for important things.
4) Not important, not important
You have been working, all of a sudden you forgot to tell your friend about yesterday's amazing cricket match. Or, more importantly, refrain from other tasks like social media viewing, calling. Keep an allotted time for these tasks.
This means that not all of your work is equally important. The mistake we often make is to get busy with all of our 'important' work. But with this method, you have to understand the importance of work and learn to put it away. It does not say much to increase the work, more than it is to discard unnecessary work. Use your valuable time to do just the things that are valuable to you or that will make your job easier, helping you reach your goals.
2 minutes trick
Although Eisenhower's matrix technique is very well-designed, it is always difficult to follow. Because when a task is important and urgent, it mostly depends on the situation. So instead of using the shortest and least hassle-free 2 minutes strategy. Here's the straightforward saying, "Do things that take no more than 2 minutes, as soon as you feel like it. "
Need to call one? Get it! There are two or four bricks in the kitchen, put on the table! Need to feed your pet cat? Getaway! But yes, it does have some downside. We cannot always stop working. So write down small tasks somewhere else to do it.
Divide tasks into batches
If you think a little bit, you know, we work almost the same most of the day. Although not exactly, there are similarities between tasks. For example, when doing the kitchen set up, other household chores can be done at the same time. Reading a test book on the same rhythm with a storybook, etc. These, however, fall into the phase of multitasking. But it will seem like a lot less of your work.
Easy vs. difficult
What should be the first thing to do in the morning? Easy or difficult? There is disagreement on this. Many say, waking up is the most difficult thing you do in the day, otherwise, it is the easiest thing to do. Doing the hard work will keep you from being stressed all day, so you will not be wasting time. On the other hand, if you start with the simplest and smallest tasks of the day, you will have a working pace.
But the path you choose depends on your type of work and your mental state. Many woke up in the morning, who did not want to do the hard work, they started with the simple task. Canadian author Brian Tracy said the morning should start with the most important task of the day - not easy, not difficult.
There are also a number of ways you can make the most of your day, with very little effort. Here are some small tips -
- Every night, write down the next day's important tasks on a pad. Try not to make the list more than 3-5 jobs.
- The room or table you work in should be neat and clean. Before starting work, take all the necessary things in your hand.
- Keep Silent Mobile at work, or close your laptop and mobile internet connection. Hold on for a certain amount of time to see if an emergency call is coming.
- Try to get enough sleep. Try to reduce nighttime work habits as much as possible.
- Spend less time on TV, social media, etc.
- Remember, not all your work needs to be perfect. Don't waste time on work that doesn't require much effort.
Easy to say, difficult to do
We know all the above, but we have trouble admitting them. Not all of the above techniques are for everyone. Choose the method that fits your lifestyle. If you do not conform to them regularly, do not despair.
If you want to make these tasks a habit, another bonus is to do your daily tasks for 5 minutes. No matter how lazy, I know you can take 5 minutes!