How to be Productive by Doing More and Working Less
Becoming more productive working less is possible and is scientifically proven.
The
First thing to manage is stress. Stress is negative for your body.
Let’s not confuse stress with pressure anyway. Pressure can be positive
because makes you a faster worker but stress just shuts the full
potential of your brain down and so reduces your productivity.
1) Before you start working, separate your workload into smaller sections.
This
way your mind will perceive the workload as smaller and will be less
prone to be stressed. Try to quickly estimate the time that you will
need for a certain task.
2)Relax your body with this 5 minutes breathing exercise.
Breathing
is essential for your body and mind to function at its best. You need
to get the oxygen flow correctly and reach your arteries so that more
oxygenated blood will reach your brain and organs.
● Breathe for 5 seconds, hold the breath for others 5 seconds and exhale it in 5 seconds. Repeat the following 5 times.
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Now breathe very deeply in and out of your body for 2 minutes being
more conscious of your breath. The inhale should be very long (around
1520 secs) and the exhale as well. You have to reach the point where
you feel completely relaxed and light.
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Finally we will do a super oxygenating exercise that will wake you up
more than a coffee and will get you ready to work. You have to breathe
in and out of your nose with a breath in breath out rithm of 3 per
second. So it is going to be: Breath in fast, breath out fast, from your
nose for 3 times in a second.
You can do
it from 1 to 3 times but start slow because it is a really powerful
pranayama technique. Don’t exaggerate because you can hyperventilate
your body and feel dizzy instead of energetic.
3)Set the timer to 25 minutes and work without stopping at full focus.
Never
stop before 25 minutes of work consecutively as your mind will get too
many distractions. The best option is to work from 25 to 45 minutes and
then take a break. The important thing is to remain fully focused but at
the same time relaxed. That’s why the breathing exercise above is a
must.
4)Take your 5 mins break Stand up and stretch your body.
Start
with the neck, shoulders, arms, torso, waist, legs and feet. It should
take 2 minutes. After that raise your fists high, like you just won 1
million and jump on your feet like you are skipping the rope for 1
minute.
If you feel like an idiot while
doing this, like l always do, just smile and have fun! Now sit down,
think about how good you feel and think about a funny stuff that
happened to you. Or text some of your funny friends. Take these other
23 minutes to rest and start again your tasks.
After
you have completed one round of 25 to 45 minutes, start again. Next
time take a longer break. The first break should be of 5 minutes, the
second of 7, the third of 9 and so on.
Conclusion
These
are some tips that will not only improve your productivity making you
work smarter but also will make you feel less drained by your workload
with all the benefits stemming from this fact.
Your
days will be more happy, you will accomplish more tasks in less time
and so you will have more time to spend for you and more time for your
partner, family and friends.
Hope this helped!
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