What's your favourite "Productivity" hack?

Question

One of mine that I don't think is talked about enough is making something stupidly simple to do.

The classic example of this that can be deconstructed and applied to almost anything is: Want to floss more, commit to flossing JUST one tooth. It's hard to talk yourself out of doing that, but chances are once you start, you'll just floss every tooth.

Let me know if you have any productivity tips below.

Accepted Answer

I wouldn't say it's a productivity "hack", but I usually break down big tasks into smaller, more manageable ones so that you can make progress each day. It's also helpful to eliminate distractions by turning off notifications and limiting your time on social media.

Doğukan Tezcan · Answer

floss example is really right :)

phprunner · Answer

Five-minute rule. Similar to your floss example. Just commit to working on a task for five minutes and if you don't like it, you can stop.

I even bought an hourglass for this purpose and it really works!

Carter Michael · Answer

@dogukan_tezcan Never heard a better way of saying it!

Zane Maum · Answer

Sitting next to my favorite person.

Carter Michael · Answer

@james_tedy I just use the reminders app on my phone - does both in the same place and is super simple!

James Tedy · Answer

write all those thoughts and things to do down and use an app to track them and remind me.

Jonathan Grimes · Answer

Power nap

Mei · Answer

Sit down and get it done.

Carter Michael · Answer

@phprunner Hey! This is great. Gonna try this out the next time I spot myself putting something off

Carter Michael · Answer

@terrell90robbie Smart! I've done this before and only stopped recently when long lists became even longer. Still do it however from time to time!

What's your favourite "Productivity" hack?

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