What makes us productive

When do you feel most productive?

Being productive is a matter of mental and physical well being . Here are a few things that can make use more productive.

When there is less things to do

We are more productive when we have less crowded schedule and we have not so much to do in our desk. When we are having soo much to , it becomes difficult for our mind to focus because we are always thinking about our next task as we work on the current task and our concentration is fragmented among many things that call for our attention. We can never be productive because we will focus on finishing a task rather than doing it well.

When am not tired

When working in a tired body, you cannot be productive no matter how motivated you are.

When the tasks ahead of me are manageable

We are always advices to divide a huge task in small chunks that can be managed in a unit so as we can concentrate on a small thing at a time

When you have a good morning

When you wake up feeling fresh and relaxed then you are set to be much more productive and this can be translated to have a sound and comfortable sleep. People with troubled sleep or discomfortable beds will find it had to productive because they will not be at their best stated in the morning.

When not distracted

You should not be diverting from current task to another task like reading emails if you have not finished on current task. Switching among several tasks will greatly reduce our productivity because our mind becomes scattered

When there is a clear system of working

When we are working in a place where there is a clear order of doing things, then we will do our task well because we are wired to work under some kind of leadership. Without clear sense of direction, people find it hard to finish tasks.

When focusing on a single task

Avoid having many tasks at the same time, trying to accomplish many tasks at the same time only causes you accomplish much less.

When somebody waits to see our results

When we know somebody is waiting for results of our work, we don’t want to mess up and we exert the best of our efforts and focus on the task they are waiting for.

When there is somebody who cares

When we know that we are valued, we are more productive because we don’t want to disappoint them and we fill what we are doing in life matters to someone.

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