How can we keep human bodies or mind updated with the current technologies? Well, we have seen many trends like of that on first January, people writing their New Year resolutions that they are going to do this and that, they are going to be productive to get things done quickly and then there comes will power. They would last three days by being following this New Year resolution, and then life comes along, hitting them all over again, asking them to start from square one and then in a blink of an eye, they would forget their New Year resolution. New Year resolution is not being productive.

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We have procrastinated 95% of our way through our most life. People don’t know the meaning of being productive. It’s not what most people have taken it, to sit all day being busying yourself. No! There is a distinction between being productive and being busy and being productive means that you are doing quality work and reaching the goals that you have set and doing more tasks in less time. While being busy is what you keep yourself shut and showing you are doing work without really doing it.

“Focus on being productive instead of busy.” Tim Ferriss

Productivity is not just completing your tasks. It’s about what is getting into yourself. What you are forming. It had made it possible for us to manifest our dreams. It is necessary for achieving goals and dreams. Productivity means that you live a balanced life either your professional life or personal life, both are supposed to be productive. Prioritizing your things and goals and focusing upon them.

Here is the list of some practises that may help you to be productive to get things done quickly!

Set your routine — be productive to get things done quickly.

It includes waking up early, meditating and exercising. By placing your routine, you will know how you can manage your things.

Waking up early in the morning would mainly be tough. You will feel grumpy and tired, but it will get better gradually, and you will feel morning positivity. You will have plenty of time in which you can do things while the whole world is asleep.

“He that rises late must trot all day” Benjamin Franklin

Meditating your mindfulness is one of the best things to do, not only to get productive but also in other aspects of life. By doing these practices, you will be able to clear your mind from your inner thoughts, and you will feel more focused and attentive.

Exercising is also a practice which makes your body feeling relaxed. It helps your body to get out of its comfort zone and get into shape because physical activities are also crucial for your mental health and balanced life.

Set your Goals — be productive to get things done quickly.

Setting a list of objectives is the best way to get yourself inspired and motivated. Set achievable and realistic goals that you know you would get done instead of making a long list of goals that you won’t even touch.

Set SMART goals which are specific, measurable, time-bound and relevant. So that you understand what you are doing and on which things you want to focus. So choose them according to your priority.

Make a Plan to be productive

Writing everything down would make your life less chaotic and more productive. So the first thing is: Grab a diary and write down your tasks which you want to accomplish. Make categories like urgent and essential, not urgent but essential, and urgent but not essential. It would make it much easier to where to start. The need for writing down is because our mind is already going through many things, so if we leave these things to just our brain, it will mingle things up and down.

Once you have written your tasks, break them down even more. Let’s say if you have to do a job by Monday, set the task with its day. It would help you to prioritize in order and to avoid procrastination.

Choose Your Workplace

Make sure you choose the place in which you are comfortable. But it doesn’t mean that you are comfortable in your bed, so you make it your site to do work. No, your site must suit your situation. Either get a silent room in your house or somewhere in the library if it has separate cabins.

That would help you to be distraction-free, and your focus would only be on the particular task you are doing.

Finish What You Have Started

If you have set your daily tasks with the time limit and you couldn’t do it in time, you don’t have to leave it halfway. Complete it and start the new one. Let’s say if you are composing an essay, and you have reached your time limit, don’t start the new one but first finish your piece and then start another task. Because some tasks take longer than we think.

Leaving it halfway as your time reached, it won’t make you productive, but your brain would still have stuck to your previous task.

It doesn’t always mean you have to complete what you have started. Let’s say you are reading a book and the time you set for it is 1 hour. You have to complete three chapters, and you are halfway to three and your time is ticking. So what I meant is that, complete the section and then move on.

Mark Off the Task You Have Done. Once you have done a task, tick it off your list. It will help you to see what task is left and also it will give you a relief and a moment of feeling happy that you have done your job.

Treat Yourself

Treat yourself that you have done throughout the day. Give yourself a treat and Enjoy. It will help to lift your mood, and you will feel more motivated for the next day and more productive.