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Productivity. It’s such a simple word that you and I come across almost everyday in our lives. While most of us choose to be productive, we are unfazed by the fact that we aren’t even 1/4th as productive as we want to be. Whether you are employed by a firm or self-employed, the more work you get done, the earlier you can go home and relax.
Initially, I thought that productivity was about working hard. But after I read many books and listened to the experts, I understood that it was not about working hard, but working smart. Over the last few years, I have also learnt that working smart is not easy; it takes some practice, trials and errors to work your way through it.
But as you experiment, I would also like to leave a few tips that could get you started. These are the most simple practices that I follow almost everyday.
I Turned the Notifications Off on my Smartphone
I do have the habit of checking my phone often but I realized that I did it only to either check the weather, read something, or reply to messages that someone had sent me. However, the other notifications on my phone distracted me.
Turning your phone off for one hour a day is a tip that is usually recommended. I tried it, but didn’t like the idea very much. The…
