| I think some people are just naturally more productive than others. They can just get going. I need to lay things out and plan. Some tips: * Create some sort of system for capturing and organizing your tasks (like GTD) * Immediately do something if it takes less than 2 minutes to do * Prioritize all your tasks. I prefer using the Eisenhower Matrix. Prioritizing also includes delegating and eliminating tasks. * Start waking up earlier (like 5:30). It's quiet, there's few distractions, and it's empowering to get a ton done and then realize it's not even noon yet. * Decide what your Most Important Task (MIT) is and do that first thing in the morning (important!) * Make your tasks specific and actionable. Not "Study for exam," but "Review chapter 2 notes on X section." You can also break tasks down until it sounds stupid, but much easier to do. * Batch similar or small tasks together and set a time to do them * Schedule your day on a calendar. If it doesn't go on, it doesn't get done. You don't have to get super specific with tasks. Just block out chunks of time to do work. Also schedule your breaks and your not-working times (important!) * I like listening to background sounds. Either classical music or using Coffitivity/Noisli. Also helps train my brain so that whenever I hear it, I know it's time to work. |