Everyone wants to be more productive, but how do you become more productive? Well, hopefully you'll find some answers in this article where I've co...
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Once I realized number 12 (Biological Time) it was so clutch for me. The only issue I run into now is having colleagues who are on different biological clocks. I am most alert from 5:30 to 11:30am. However, 11:30 onward is when my day really begins. Nonetheless, I am so much more productive having realized this, and keep my afternoons/evenings for more fun/personal projects to relax with.
Great tips and write up!
About pomodoro: what to you folks do for rest? In my experience it either ejects me from my deep flow and I have a hard time getting into it again or it doesn't feel particularly restful/exciting/fullfilling
Get comfortable with taking a break. The point is time boxing. It's no different from doing reps/working out.
My breaks include going for a short 5 min walk around the house, walking around giving belly rubs to my pets, or reading a quick reddit post.
Doing a short walk around the block maybe a good idea, thanks! I believe time away from screen is best for rest, but I also don't want to change my mind focus too much. So a walk may still give me time to think about it unconsciously. Other similar ideas still welcome though, because a walk may take too much time with getting shoes on and etx
"Eat the frog" is one of greatest books for self-organization and task management. Great article
I only got this far in my career thanks to that book.
I use number 3 (The Rule of three) alot in my day to day life, to the extent that 3 has become my favourite number.
Think of it this way, always think of 3 most important tasks or things to do, and the rest of the task will be easy to apporach and flow naturally, because you have accomplished and conquered the most difficult task, you will have courage to take on anything.
I use Pomodoro for so long and confirm it's work for me. It reduce distraction a lot.
Why don't you just relax, take your time, and do it right? Why this incredible race to extinction? Do you really think any other outcome is possible, given that we just move ever more rapidly to destroy the biosphere, never even keeping a steady pace much less slowing down? And in the midst of all that and all the devastation around us, all you can think about is how to crank out more useless code in less time so you can be more productive at doing worthless shit.
How about we all slow way down and ask ourselves, what the hell are we doing, why the hell are we doing it, and is there anything else at all we could be doing with our time that might produce a better outcome for all life on Earth?
But maybe it's just me. Denial is an ugly thing. I guess we'll figure out how to save ourselves "later".
Most of us are trying to do what we can to stop climate change. Before you assume we're doing "worthless shit". Tell us what you do. Don't assume everyone around you is an ignorant idiot. Then I'll listen.
Oh, and almost forgot. I did provide an answer to my own questions, hence "what [I] do" -- and what I'm recommending to readers:
Did you maybe stop reading after the first question?
I meant what do you ACTUALLY actively do to prevent climate change. Give some specific examples of what you do to "produce a better outcome for all life on Earth"
Sorry, but no. This is still an attempt on your part to redirect the discussion away from my questions. Let's assume that I use a lot of plastic. I eat nothing but GMO beef. I drive a tank.
OK, nice, right? But what does it have to do with my question? 20 Easy Ways to Be More Productive Doing What, Exactly? But then, as you say in another response, you frankly don't care what. Whatever the reader wants to do more productively. I guess if what they want to do is implement a "Final Solution", then you'd be happy to help them to do it more efficiently. Too late. IBM got there first.
Maybe they want to help build a better surveillance state. That's good, too, right?
I guess it's asking too much to expect an "author" to think about what they've written when really all they did was fifteen minutes of Googling, then slapped together other people's work (without giving any credit, of course), and finally dumped it in any old order into a listicle -- because that's the best way to get numerous clicks from a benighted audience and it's really all about getting those views, right?
I will save future readers the trouble: the best way to be more productive is to stop wasting time on lists of ways to be more productive and get back to work. Hopefully, doing something worth doing.
Let me end this pointless conversation: "But what does it have to do with my question? 20 Easy Ways to Be More Productive Doing What, Exactly? But then, as you say in another response, you frankly don't care what." Developing, but It's really up to them.
"I guess it's asking too much to expect an "author" to think about what they've written when really all they did was fifteen minutes of Googling, then slapped together other people's work (without giving any credit, of course), and finally dumped it in any old order into a listicle -- because that's the best way to get numerous clicks from a benighted audience and it's really all about getting those views, right?"
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Every single item is worth to try!
Nice guide :)
Thanks Thanks Thanks @code_jedi
keep more post like this, Thanks
Saved for future until I find the right one for me! Thank you 🙂
Very nice to know!
Thx
Single-tasking was my pain point due to a lot of simultaneous projects. Here I shared how I solved that: dev.to/alexk/how-i-boosted-my-prod...
Thanks for the tips!
I would also add the importance of listening to non-lyrical music when you want to focus. Music can put you in a focus state, or it can distract you, so use it wisely. I love music so I listen to lo-fi beats when I want to focus.
Just added this as a resource in my article.
Thank you for writing this