This piece is great! I’m almost graduating so I’ll save it so that I read it again once I start working in the field! I guess the thing that links all of the things mentionned in this piece together is the fact that you need to have a good attention span. Perhaps being more agressive with the social media blocking could help repair the attention span that was destroyed by short-form content
Great insights! I used to beat myself up for procrastinating. “Why can’t I just get started?” But then I noticed something: I procrastinated the most when I wasn’t sure what the next step was.
Thanks Gregor and Aleš for collecting these very good tips into a top list. I apply some of them and I can say that they have given a boost to my productivity.
What a comprehensive yet succinct selection and presentation of all the great power tips and tricks that I've seen, tried, read about from different sources at different times - thank you both, so much for this!
I recently started carrying a physical notebook with a pen so that when I'm doing my deep work stuff (like writing a PR, reading some code, etc), I can draw out how the representation looks like and write down thoughts that come to mind.
Writing to bring clarity has been a good productivity hack for me
I am currently using daily to-do tasks, but I haven't tried weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly tasks. I will start by trying weekly tasks first.
I started scheduling events on my calendar, but it hasn’t really helped me. For example, I might get an urgent call or a meeting scheduled unexpectedly while I’m in the middle of another event. Or, I might be working on a scheduled task that takes longer than expected, causing it to overlap with another planned event, and it messes up all events of the whole day.
@Fejan Malek that’s a great start, I am sure planning will bring you some positive effects in saving time and getting more focused
Regarding scheduling - you should always leave some space for unexpected tasks or events. The point of scheduling is not to stick to it 100% all the time
"Focus on work where you can make others around you better, not just finishing tasks."
Couldn't agree with this more.
As a manager, if you finished the task, but no one gets better because of it, get ready to do it all again next time.
Managers must constantly focus on leverage. Every task is an opportunity to improve those you lead.
As I manager and team lead I agree with you Rob
Role of the managers is lifting up the people in your team
And being a role model with constant improvements makes the difference
Thank you for reading and I hope you will test & implement some of the tips
Wow, very inspiring. Thanks!
This piece is great! I’m almost graduating so I’ll save it so that I read it again once I start working in the field! I guess the thing that links all of the things mentionned in this piece together is the fact that you need to have a good attention span. Perhaps being more agressive with the social media blocking could help repair the attention span that was destroyed by short-form content
Glad that you liked the approach Mohamed
Yes eliminating distractions and focusing on the things that matter makes the difference in providing valuable work
Regarding social media blocking - try to block 2x1 hour in your day for social media to avoid checking it all the time and wasting your precious time
Great insights! I used to beat myself up for procrastinating. “Why can’t I just get started?” But then I noticed something: I procrastinated the most when I wasn’t sure what the next step was.
I wrote a little bit about that here: https://mellernotes.substack.com/p/10-hard-lessons-about-productivity
William yes procrastination is an obstacle for progress
What I do is to make some small steps first to avoid delaying tasks and projects
"Just do it" attitude works great
I read your article and the productivity tips you mentioned are great too!
Short and actionable. Nice write up!
Shaun thank you for the feedback
That was our mission - to provide actionable and valuable tips
And present graphical perspective of the content
Thank you for the kind words. Glad you like it Shaun!
Thanks Gregor and Aleš for collecting these very good tips into a top list. I apply some of them and I can say that they have given a boost to my productivity.
László thank you for the feedback
We wanted to provide some ideas how to approach work performance
Testing different hacks and see what works the best for you is the way to go
I am glad that they reasonate for you
Glad the article resonated László! And awesome to hear about you applying some of the tips and getting the productivity boost 👏
What a comprehensive yet succinct selection and presentation of all the great power tips and tricks that I've seen, tried, read about from different sources at different times - thank you both, so much for this!
Thank you Tanay for the feedback.
We wanted to include some classic approaches and some different ones.
Hope you gonna implement them and it will bring you better results and more time & energy for yourself.
Glad to hear you like the article Tanay and thank you for your kind words!
Excellent writeup Ales and Gregor!!
I recently started carrying a physical notebook with a pen so that when I'm doing my deep work stuff (like writing a PR, reading some code, etc), I can draw out how the representation looks like and write down thoughts that come to mind.
Writing to bring clarity has been a good productivity hack for me
Thank you for your feedback Karthik
Notebook and a pen is also my choice when it comes to planning, writing and idea dropping
I am glad these hacks reasonate to you
Keep on improving your personal & work performance!
I personally use Google TickTick, and I find it much better than Todoist.
I combine using aps and a paper notebook - works great for putting down creative ideas
Thank you, really nice post.
I am currently using daily to-do tasks, but I haven't tried weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly tasks. I will start by trying weekly tasks first.
I started scheduling events on my calendar, but it hasn’t really helped me. For example, I might get an urgent call or a meeting scheduled unexpectedly while I’m in the middle of another event. Or, I might be working on a scheduled task that takes longer than expected, causing it to overlap with another planned event, and it messes up all events of the whole day.
@Fejan Malek that’s a great start, I am sure planning will bring you some positive effects in saving time and getting more focused
Regarding scheduling - you should always leave some space for unexpected tasks or events. The point of scheduling is not to stick to it 100% all the time
Understand 👍