Improving Productivity

It is common to feel unsatisfied when a work day ends, due to non-completion of work. It is difficult to stay productive and feel satisfied at the end of each work day. Productivity helps you add hours to your work schedule and here are some ways to increase your productivity:

1. Complete the most difficult tasks in the morning, while starting your day at work. Do not leave them for the last. Leaving them for later would simply drive your intent from pursuing them. Always take up the difficult, lengthy tasks in the morning and the shorter, simpler ones in the evening.
2. One of the most important factors behind not feeling productive is lack of love for one’s work. If you do not love what you do, chances are you will never feel charged up and inspired to do it. Always choose a profile of your liking.
3. Don’t think too much about the tasks given to you. Just start the work without giving it much thought, or without getting dreaded to complete a certain task.
4. There will be times when you wouldn’t be as productive and efficient as other days. Think of it as normal and don’t get too worked up thinking about it.
5. Try to stay away from the Internet. Of all things leading you to an unproductive day, the Internet is one of the biggest culprits.
6. By making a list and prioritising your tasks, you would be much better off in handling them than going ahead without any written plan. Feel in control of your work and don’t fret.
7. Half of the generation today is sleep deprived. Make sure you get enough sleep before starting your day. Sleep away to glory on weekends and make do for the time lost on the weekdays.
8. Find time to exercise daily, even if that means spending ten minutes stretching your muscles at home. After a eight- or nine-hour shift, our bodies need oxygen. And only a good night sleep and exercise can guarantee that. Stay in shape and say bye-bye to lethargy.

These are some of the suggestions that can make your life sorted and work easier. Follow these on a daily basis to increase your productivity at work and also at home. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to write and add on to the list.

Changing Jobs Made Easier.

Most office-goers have the same issue with their job today – they don’t enjoy it as much as they would have liked. They would often complain that it’s only a myth that anyone can enjoy his/her job and still get paid for it. It could be you, a friend or anyone from your family. But three out of five people today dread going to office and spending eight hours every day. Ever wondered why people can’t hit a common ground with their jobs? The answer lies in the difference between a job and a career, or the perceive difference between these terms.

You will see yourself taking up a job just because you want to work, not because you are passionate about a certain activity, your talent or just something you love to do. It’s the simple fear of developing that talent or hobby into a full-time job, which if done passionately can fetch you financial returns. The fear can be because of a lot of reasons: family and peer pressure of proving yourself fast, the time it takes to cultivate a habit and so on. You have to do the unconventional and find a job that you want to do, and not which others want you to take up. And assuming all our readers are working somewhere or the other, let’s take about the transition period and how you should prepare yourself before shifting jobs.

Think About What Kind of Job You’d Love Doing: As we already mentioned, a lot of things which you love doing wouldn’t pay you as much as the “financially-rewarding” jobs you might be into, but if you are, like, really “good” at what you love to do, you can make good money and love doing it as well. Once decided, stay at your current workplace while starting to search for other options.

Start Writing: Start documenting your aspirations and work thoughts into a journal or a diary. Write everything, right from your thought, leads, numbers, research, etc, and be honest about your approach when job-hunting.

Apply and Network: Start by searching and applying for jobs online. Strike conversations with prospective bosses and tell them about yourself and your interests. Start networking and once determined that that’s the company you’d like to work for, try to know as much about the company and its people as possible.

No False Notes, Really: While leaving the current company for the new job, do not publicly criticise the former or its employees. Write a nice e-mail to everyone, thanking or recollecting your experiences during your tenure. Keep it simple and short. Stay in the office till the last day, working, and not letting the bosses feel that you are not fully present.

Was this article apt for you? Let us know in the comments section below and share your experiences during a job change.