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Eleven Keys to Increasing Your Productivity
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5. Lengthen your workday but increase your time off.
By starting your workday a little earlier, working through
lunchtime, and staying a little later, you can become one of
the most productive people in your field. The early start and
late finish to your workday will allow you to beat the traffic
both coming into and going home from work. This can add
two or three hours to your productive working day without
really affecting your lifestyle. You will derive enormous benefits
from these extra hours, which make a relatively small
change to your overall schedule.
Simultaneously, be vigilant about scheduling regular time
off, perhaps starting with weekends. Once you have integrated
this practice into your routine, start planning other
short vacation breaks of two or three days. Work up to
longer vacations. When you are away from work, clear your
mind completely of job concerns and engage fully with the
other parts of your life. This will clear your mind and restore
your energy. You will be amazed at the dramatic increase in
productivity you will experience when you are back at work.
6. Work harder at what you do. When you are at work,
concentrate on work all the time you are there. Don’t squander
your time or fall into the habit of treating the workplace
as a community or educational environment, where socializing
is an accepted element of the mix. Rather, at the office,
put your head down and work full blast as long as you are
there. Many people who have followed this simple rule have
doubled their productivity and reached their goals faster
than they thought possible.
7. Pick up the pace. At work, develop a sense of urgency
and maintain a quicker tempo in all your activities. Get on
with the job. Dedicate yourself to moving quickly from task