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Welcome to Day 1 of 7 Days To Better Productivity & Time Management.
Today’s task will take about 1 hour.
We’re going to begin by identifying your very best way to work. We’ll uncover your ideal productivity style so that you’ll be able to get more done, with more natural motivation, and without willpower or tricks.
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I need this desperately at this time. I have a busy full time real estate career, husband, 2 kids in college and a father who recently broke his hip. I need to be at his rehab every afternoon for a while. I feel pulled in so many directions all while I am healing a torn meniscus and just now getting over PT and in process of ditching my crutch. Too many days I feel flustered and so overwhelmed that productivity seems impossible, much less cooking, cleaning and laundry.
I handle multiple projects every day although I do better when i can see results from completing a few. I appreciate spontaneity because I have clients who call to see houses or list their home. I love my flexibility but it means people take advantage of it. I am productive in personal tasks in the morning, professional tasks late morning or afternoon and also in evening. When I am completing a project, I do best with a quiet environment with classical music in the background. I need to do a better job of time management and motivation. It is too easy to procrastinate and I need to get that under control!
Hi Lisa, welcome. I’m sure you will find the answers you need over the coming days. Enjoy the program. 🙂
Kylie, Community Manager
Morning, routine, quiet and a few projects at a time is best for me.
Maybe I’ll go to the library to focus and avoid distractions.
I also used to love working at the library. I hope you find the focus you need Lucille. 🙂
Kylie, Community Manager
Find I need to make a plan to be accountable. Morning is most productive and I am more clear headed but not always able to adjust schedule for that. And many times life doesn’t allow doing a few things at a time, and nor does my mind. But I will work on figuring out how to accomplish that. Hopefully this program will be successful at helping me with that task.
Productivity style:
Very slow waking up; usually use messy mind time for email, but get distracted. Need to revamp so that I start project by 10 at least, if not 9. Late afternoon it’s too hot to think, let alone move furniture etc.
Not a morning person, but actually realise that I love being up early and getting a lot done. I am definitely happiest this time of day and by 10am I can often feel that I’ve achieved something! Having said this, by afternoon, procrastination sets in. This is what I need help with! I prefer multiple projects but then find that none of them actually get 100% of my attention. I would love a routine/system and love to plan things, but am hopeless at sticking to any sort of system. From now on I will try to use my mornings more productively knowing that this is when I am at my best. 🙂
I’ve got everyone beat on procrastination! But I’m GOING TO DO THIS!
I like only a few tasks but love to plan them well. And I guess I’m a morning worker….often I get “lost” in projects while still in my pj’s and robe….finally looking up at the clock to see that it’s long past noon…..
I think I’ve found one problem – I do really well in an office setting where I am not the one who has to decide what I have to do – I have a hard time at home deciding and spend too much time “thinking” about it. And I really fight with a set schedule. SO I think I’m going to create a “job jar” and put the projects I need to do in the jar and let spontinaeity and drawing out a job from the jar be my “orders” for the day. Hopefully it won’t need a lot of prep to be done…maybe I’ll draw the item the night before just to avoid running into supplies needed or anything like that.