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This AskMen.com blog post lists the top 10 habits to be more productive.
- Don’t wait on others The waiting game is a productivity killer. Sending out an e-mail and waiting for a response is the perfect excuse to search funny cat videos for the next three hours
- Schedule email checks Pick one or two times a day to really clean out your inbox. Respond to the important ones, flag those that need special care and delete the ones for free prescriptions.
- Take necessary breaks It’s great to stay focused, but a man needs to take a break every once in a while.
- Block out sections of your calendar for work Schedules fill up fast, and the most effective way to find time for a job is by blocking it out in your calendar.
- When stuck, move on to new tasks It’s easy to become so fixated on a problem that the whole day slips by without anything to show for it. When that begins to happen, simply move on and find an easy task to check off on your list. Or take The Next Step.
- Set milestones It’s nice to have grand aspirations and goals in life, but it’s also effective to set milestones along the way.
- Keep a notepad with you Jot down actions, ideas, doodle your name in bubble letters — just make sure these items are stored in places other than memory.
- Delegate Just because we’re not staffed like kings doesn’t mean certain jobs can’t be delegated elsewhere.
- Get enough sleep That’s not an invitation to hibernate through winter so you can be productive in the spring, but never under estimate the rejuvenating powers of a solid sleep.
- Keep to-do lists Write a list first thing in the morning or even one for the whole week, and you’ve always got it in front of you.
Read the full article here.
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