You might be tempted to take your work home with you on your days off, but before you succumb to this Ridiculously Efficient sin, try these ways to boost productivity and reclaim your weekend. 1. Leverage Parkinson's Law. Artificially constrict work periods and attack tasks with a sense...
It's tough to make progress at a task when a little voice in your head distracts you at every turn; silencing your inner critic will help you remain focused and stay productive during a work period. Although I use a phrase ("Shut it down!") to essentially...
It's a natural question that I get asked every day: "How can I be more efficient?" To become ridiculously efficient, though, the word you must fixate on isn't "how," but "why." Sure, I can recommend work productivity strategies and cutting-edge...
To be Ridiculously Efficient, you must set yourself up for success, and these must-reads on productivity planning will help you do just that. * A set of downloadable planners, from a productivity heat map to a blog post planner and a productivity jumpstarter. Fun stuff. (Productive Flourishing) * Ken Haigh suggests a...
Do you have productivity places? In the 1996 film "Happy Gilmore," Adam Sandler's character goes to his happy place to relax and get in the zone. To pump up your performance, do important work in locations that promote flow states and intense concentration. I use a...
A core tenet of Ridiculously Efficient productivity is systematically hacking your workday for maximum effectiveness using what I'm calling the Track, Hack and Attack method. Phase 1: Track You cannot improve what you cannot measure. Track every aspect of your workday for a week -- work periods, breaks,...
