Are you someone who is always looking for more time to do things? Do you ever have spare time to get more done in your day? Time is easy to spend and impossible to gain. If you’re looking for ways to be more productive while maximizing your time, this post is for you.

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What is Productivity?

Being productive is the efficiency of the production of goods or services expressed by some measure. As humans, we usually like to get more done (tasks) over a set time (timeframe). 

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Now, I’m all about maximizing how much you get done over time and the most important things done. There’s no point in focusing on 10 different items for your day if none of them help you get closer to your goals. 

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Why You Want to be Productive

Being productive daily has helped me achieve success in many different areas. I’ve seen massive gains in my career development from being efficient and performing well at work. 

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Being productive is an important skill to learn and a skill that can be transferred between different areas of your life. If you can focus on essential tasks (one at a time), you will get more done and closer to your goals faster. 

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This skill not only helps you but helps the company you work for. 

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Top 10 Productivity Hacks to Maximize Your Time

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1. Learn to Say No

Saying no to certain people and/or obligations can be tricky. More often than not, we want to avoid confrontation and saying no to people face to face. The problem with saying yes to everything and everyone is then you are on everyone else’s schedule. 

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2. Avoid Multitasking

I’ve said this before, and I’ll repeat it - multitasking doesn’t work. If you want to be more productive each day, you want to focus on one task at a time and one task only. This allows you to put all your energy and effort into completing one thing at a time.

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3. Take Regular Breaks

While this may sound the opposite of getting important work done, it’s not. Taking breaks between tasks will help you to be more creative and efficient. Take regular five, ten, or fifteen-minute breaks after working for an hour or so. 

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4. Plan out Your Day

Do you have a plan for your weekends when you’re off work? What usually happens with your days? Doesn’t the time fly by without getting much accomplished at all? Planning your day is the ultimate hack to getting more done.

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5. Write 3 Important Daily Tasks

Maybe you want to plan your day but don’t know what to do! Write out the three most important daily tasks you want to complete. These three tasks are focused on your goals and not random items like doing laundry or taking out the trash. 

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6. Start Your Day Off With a Difficult Task

Also known as “eat that frog.” Starting your day with a challenging task is a surefire way to get ahead. As the day goes on, your willpower to do hard tasks dwindles. Focus on a difficult task as soon as you get up. 

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7. Follow Deadlines

Deadlines are a surefire way to do what you want in a shorter timeframe. I always like to set aggressive and shorter deadlines. This ups the urgency to get something done and creates more pressure for me to perform.

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8. Wake Up Early

Waking up early will help you start your day on the right foot. When you wake up early, you will have more time to focus on personal development. The way you start your day is the way your day ends, meaning you want to start it on a positive, uplifting note. 

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9. Done is Better Than Perfect

Too often, I hear clients and friends waiting until something is perfect before they put it out to the world. Focus on being done than perfectionism. Work on a project put it out there, and adjust; this is the way to succeed. 

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10. Have Meaningful Goals

When you have meaningful goals, you have clear and concise targets. Giving you a path or a destination where you want to go. This will help you because you know what to focus on and what to avoid. 

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Conclusion

Being productive is a daily effort. It’s something you must work on seven days a week if you want to be efficient. If you can focus on being productive in everything you do, whether it’s at your job, the gym, or home, you will set high standards in all that you do. 

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I like to be productive each day because it helps me to feel accomplished and like I’m doing something that matters. I like to know I’m getting important tasks done. 

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Try out some of my top 10 productivity hacks to maximize your time! 

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Chris M Wilson