If you are about to read this article it means you have decided to make a positive change in your life to better yourself. I have compiled a list of 7 most do-able productivity tips from various experts after spanning through multiple websites.

Some people work better in the mornings while some perform extraordinarily better at night.

It is mostly genetic and depends on your circadian rhythm or your biological cycle.

Use these precious hours of productive time to get maximum number of tasks done. To know when you can be the most productive click here.

The whole list of 50 tips is available here.

A great day requires a great start. Having a morning ritual will help you gain more control over your day.

A morning ritual usually starts the night before. Get atleast 7-8 hours of shut eye before you start the day. Most successful people include the following things in their morning ritual.

Start with opening the curtains. The sunlight can actually help you get out of the sluggishness you experience initially when you wake up.(30 sec)

Drink water. You are dehydrated from the last 7-8 hours, your body needs water to get your systems working(30 sec)

Walk and visualize. Walking has always helped me visualize my entire day. Its like priming your brain for things to come. You cant go wrong twice, if you already did it once in your mind!(15 min)

Not a huge fan of meditation. But seems to work for a lot of people out there. Give it a try.(5 min)

Check your to-do list(1 min)

Eat a fruit, avoid the coffee. Fruit will provide the natural sugar which will boost you up. Coffee will work too but initially but then will slam you back to the same level of alertness you were at the beginning. Schedule coffe for the afternoons.(5 min)

All this took less than 30 min! There are many more things you can add to this list . Check them out here.

We all have created to-do list at some point in life. Also we have failed miserably in completing those tasks.

I used to have 15-20 tasks in my To-Do list including personal and work goals. The list itself felt overwhelming. I could hardly get through half of those in time and still have the most important tasks (MIT) pending. Jim Kwik says Eliminating the non-essential tasks is essential in such a case.

I used the followings steps to get more out of my To-Do list:

Make a 20 point list on a piece of paper or your mobile device

Now eliminate 10 or more tasks which are not urgent & can be rescheduled till tomorrow

Eliminate 5 more tasks which you can delegate to others

Now schedule time for each task depending on the requirement

Now start with the task which will take the least amount to complete. Completing this task will give you immediate gratification and the boost to move on to the next task.

You will be able to get through all those 5 tasks in record time with this method. Now you can move on to the remaining tasks at hand.

Pro tip: Make this list the night before, that way you wont have to spend your brain juice in the morning on creating the list.

If another urgent tasks pops up in the middle of your day, Do not panic. Get the task at hand done and then move onto that new task.

You can find similar tips by Jim Kwik here.

In this article by Inc.com , John Rampton says that commute time is ‘bonus time’. Instead of spending that time playing mobile games or on social media sites you can use that time more effectively.

You might be thinking that is not ample amount of time to get things done, but stats say otherwise.

People in the USA spend 26 min on an average daily just commuting , while in UK it is 60 min and India 100 min respectively. The numbers might differ according to your location, but the point is you can always make use of the extra time.

Personally I have completed tasks like completing my college assignments, preparing excel sheets for meetings and even cold calling clients during that time which always has given me an edge over others and also more time to sleep!

As much as a bump on a log you make look to other people, wearing headphones is a great way to avoid unnecessary conversations with colleagues and use that time more effectively.

Research has shown chit-chat been the reason for a low productive environment at the workplace.

Most of the people will be hesitant to asking menial questions if you seem to be too engrossed listening to your headphones. That way you can complete the deadline in your allotted time and then can always go back to the colleague to chitchat about last night!

Pro tip: Ask your boss if it is ok to wear headphones at your workplace, give him the reason or refer him this article! Also, you can put on the headphones and not listen to anything at all!

For 30 more such tips by Barron Rosborough you can visit here.

Yes, instead of planning your work , plan your breaks.

Research says having 17 min break after every 52 min work session is ideal.

But a 17 min break seems like a lot in a busy schedule. I suggest taking micro-breaks, a 2 min break every 10 min, just to take a stroll outside your cubicle or go fill your water bottle from the cooler, stretch your hands or take deep breaths.

What I don’t suggest is chitchat with co-workers, skim through social media or call someone because that way you wont have control over the break-time.

This works wonders! And every 3 small break sessions can be followed up by a 20 min long break if needed.

You can read in further detail in this article.

As counter-productive as it may sound taking a vacation even as short as a week can be effective.

Vacations put you in an environment outside your workplace , which in turn reduces your stress producing hormones to a great extent. It reduces mental fatigue and heals your brain.

From my personal experience, I was on a month long vacation to Kashmir during my 8th Grade. Had literally missed all my lectures during that period.

On returning I found out I only had a week to prepare for my semester exams.

The results were pleasantly shocking since I had ranked 3rd in my class. A scenario never ever happened in past couple of years. Unfortunately have’nt been on that long vacation till then.

Point being a small vacation every 3 months can go a long way in boosting productivity in the long term.

So when and where are you planning your next vacation? Let me know in the comments.

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