Steemits Who Are Looking For Better Productivity: Learn How To Work Smarter And Not Harder

in #life7 years ago

To become more fluid in life, it’s found what’s required is making just a few tweaks, having a mind shift in your current lifestyle, which has proven to immediately improve productivity, while experiencing less strain, stress, and sweat. This is a vital quest for many, who are attempting to become more efficient.

This is for those who are looking to improve their productivity, perfect multitasking, to get things done quicker. But what usually results, is working longer harder hours, as attempting to take shortcuts can at times backfire, and create more unneeded work.

It appears that the harder some people work, attempting to get more done, they feel stressed out or frustrated, this because of reduced performance or the lack of detail.

To Become More Efficient

So the solution it appears to accomplish more, to increase productivity, isn’t necessarily working even longer hours, by grinding on the labor treadmill.

Instead, what we can do is learn to work more acutely, smarter, instead of working to the bone, which has proven to get the same job done in less time.

So what’s been refined are steps one can take, adopting better habits, this to squeeze out more productivity, while expiring the least amount of effort and time.

Engage In Things That Are More Creative

The busier that you are, the less time that you have for fulfilling creative endeavors. What research shows is that approaching anything more creatively, can improve workplace performance.

It's found those who spends their time doing activities which sparks their creative ingenuity, this either at the office or at home, will perform better, this rather than doing mundane structured work.

So if you are creative, then take some time out and enjoy visiting the library or the art gallery, or if you have a hobby of decorating cakes, then do that. Exercise your creative juices.

So begin writing content for your company blog, or listen to mind soothing music which inspires your artistic mood when on your way to work.

Expand your artistic interests, think as creatively as possible, which will then spark effective time saving problem solving at the office, which will enhance your work performance.

Develop Goals Which Interests You

Regardless of how hard you work, pounding in the endless hours, if you don’t like what you’re doing, not particularly interested, then make changes.

When you’re doing the task at hand, if you don’t feel emotionally charged about it, then you’re not likely to perform it that well, or be happy about it.

What’s known is that one’s interest level needs to be high and engaged, when doing anything, which is one of the biggest factors of doing that job well, to achieve success.

Love What You Do

What’s been proven over time, is that you need to have a high level of enjoyment in whatever it is that you’re doing, this to do it well.

What that does is it optimizes your overall performance, which then keeps you deeply occupied, while performing the task quicker.

It’s also vitally important, to feel that the task is meaningful to you and others. So it’s important to think that whatever it is you’re doing, is paramount.

Then you’re more than likely to exert the self-control that’s needed to keep going, give full effort, this even when you feel tired or uncomfortable.

The key becomes delegating or outsourcing all the boring tasks that you don’t enjoy, or hire others for those projects that you’re not that passionate about.

Create small goals which will keep you occupied, busy, and attentive throughout the day, this to remain as productive and alert as possible.

Maintain A Strong Work And Home Balance

There’s always that fine line, that crossover between work and home, as they usually become blended. What not having a proper lifestyle balance, does is hampers productivity.

Once you begin to feel stressed out about the demands of your work when you're at home, then you’re more than likely to be headed towards becoming emotionally exhausted with anxiety.

It’s found what needs to be established, is a strict dividing line when it comes to the constant pressures of work, and leave it there. Otherwise, it can result in burnout.

What needs to be created, is a healthy work/life establishment. Set strict guidelines, this especially during those times when you need to work from home, during the weekends or evenings.

Also make sure that you take breaks away from work and technology, this by spending more time outdoors, or going for a workout.

Engage in other stress relieving activities such as meditation or yoga, all which contributes to, and optimizes workplace performance.

Always Be Practicing Gratitude

When we’re busy, we often don’t have the time to think about anything else other than work, so make sure that you take the time to practice gratitude.

Acknowledge all that you have, and make sure you express it to those you’re thankful to, which could be your employees, coworkers, supervisors, your business associates and clients, your spouse.

What’s been proven is that it’s gratitude, being thankful, does is increases resilience to stress, while reducing physical illness.

What saying “Thank you” often, does is produces an overall increased satisfaction, where all areas of your life is boosted with better more efficient production.

What’s known is that once the owner of a company or the supervisors, acknowledges and thanks their employees for their hard work and effort, this expression of gratitude triggers reciprocity.

To Work Smarter

There’s a longstanding proverb which states, “One should meditate for 20 minutes daily, but if you’re too busy, then it should be for an hour.”

In the fast paced world that we live in, it becomes difficult to adopt healthy habits. What mindfully slowing down does, is it can actually speed up your productivity.

What making minor lifestyle tweaks does, is it can go a long way in helping you work a lot smarter and not harder.

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