What are your favorite time saving productivity hacks that help you excel at your job?

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Wei Yan · Accepted Answer

Turn off my notifications from mobiles during working time. I totally agree with this opinion and want to share with you: Notifications are massively disruptive. Every time you hear a mobile buzzing, a social media notification pops up, or you look between multiple screens, your brain is multitasking, which reduces your productivity by 40%. So, at best, you're only ever working at 60% capacity.

So try to mute your phone while working.

Mark | Paid Ad Templates · Answer

@devezehugo That’s a great one. I use the app one sec, which is linked to an apple shortcut automation. Every time I open Instagram this app shows a prompt first and reminds me to breath and give space before continuing on. A lot of times I just exit out of the app. I work with Paid Media and can’t delete the app. I also like to plan and organize my workday. Try out this Apple shortcut of mine that asks for my top 3 work items to accomplish and saves them to apple notes and reminders. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts... Also, feel free to check out my free Google Sheet Work Task Planner template here to help organize tasks - https://timesaverhacks.gumroad.c...

Busra Ozgumus · Answer

Hey, I have personally been struggling with multitasking for years. However, I have recently started focusing only on the most important tasks at the beginning of each day.

Shachar Keidar · Answer

I write my personal tasks on my calendar. Sometimes it gets messy but then I never forget stuff that I need to do.
When I'm at work I always build a checklist with today's tasks before I start my work day.

Hugo DEVEZE 🏴‍☠️ · Answer

Honestly, deleting Instagram. The number of times where I was stopping my work to scroll because of addiction was obscene. What about you @timesaverhacks ?

Jitesh ⭕ · Answer

🔕📱 by turning off my social media notifications to avoid distractions.

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dropping off of all social networks. It was disgusting how often my addiction to scrolling caused me to interrupt my job.

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1. Buy a planner - I use Full Focus Planner (quarterly planner)
2. Plan your week in your planner e.g. weekly big 3 tasks, 3 ways to rejuvenate better, meetings
3. Plan daily e.g. daily big 3 tasks, other tasks, morning ritual, workday startup/shutdown ritual
4. Time block your tasks in your calendar e.g. Outlook/Gmail, or I use app.lofi.co where you have nice virtual backgrounds, calm music, and a timer where you can time your tasks
4.4. Time block 2 hours daily to do deep work and focus on your daily big 3 (no distractions, no notifications, no tabs open)
5. Weekly review e.g. 3-5 biggest wins, progress on weekly 3 big tasks, what worked/what didn't, what will you continue or change, what can you automate/delegate for next week?

*Remember to take breaks throughout the day away from your screen - take a walk, do exercise, phone your family, meditate, etc.

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For years, I have been unable to successfully multitask.

Mark | Paid Ad Templates · Answer

@bhavana_manjusha That is fantastic! I’ve built a free Google Sheet Template to help structure tasks. Feel free to check it out - https://timesaverhacks.gumroad.c...

Business Marketing with Nika · Answer

📌 I pin myself to this conversation to know how other people handle this situation.

For me, it is writing down the things I want to accomplish during the day/week. I complete the list in advance.

Mark | Paid Ad Templates · Answer

@ozgumusbusra This is one of my time saving hacks as well. I’ve built an Apple Shortcut that makes you pick the three most important tasks of the day. This is saved to your notes and reminders app. https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts...

Kessia Nanuru · Answer

@bhavana_manjusha yes I do this too and can't recommend this enough. I have a blocker in my agenda every morning from 9 am - 10.30 am. I hate to start my day with meetings, because then I feel like I am running behind on things for the whole rest of the day. So having the first 90 mins of each day completely to myself and being able to go into full focus mode, already finish some smaller task for the day or finish tasks I couldn't finish the day before is saving me a lot of time later in the day.

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Using keyboard shortcuts to work faster and more efficiently.

What are your favorite time saving productivity hacks that help you excel at your job?

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