‭‬‭Incredibly Easy Ways To Improve Your Productivity‬

“‭ It’s‬‭not‬‭the‬‭number‬‭of‬‭hours‬‭you‬‭put‬‭into‬‭work;‬‭it‬‭is‬‭the‬‭amount‬‭of‬‭work‬‭(which)‬‭you‬‭put‬‭in‬
‭those hours.”‬
‭For‬ ‭people‬ ‭wanting‬ ‭to‬ ‭find‬ ‭a‬‭way‬‭to‬‭maximize‬‭productivity,‬‭these‬‭beneficial‬‭tips‬‭will‬‭be‬
‭useful:‬

‭Take regular breaks‬

‭ ou‬ ‭might‬ ‭think‬ ‭it's‬ ‭a‬ ‭waste‬ ‭of‬ ‭time,‬ ‭but‬ ‭this‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭true.‬‭Taking‬‭short‬‭breaks‬‭between‬
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‭work‬ ‭actually‬ ‭boosts‬ ‭concentration,‬ ‭creativity,‬ ‭and‬ ‭memory.‬ ‭People‬ ‭working‬
‭continuously‬ ‭for‬ ‭long‬ ‭stretches‬ ‭of‬ ‭time‬ ‭often‬ ‭experience‬ ‭stress‬ ‭and‬ ‭exhaustion.‬
‭Therefore,‬ ‭you‬ ‭should‬ ‭maximize‬ ‭your‬ ‭efficiency‬ ‭at‬ ‭work‬ ‭by‬ ‭taking‬ ‭frequent‬ ‭breaks‬ ‭to‬
‭refresh and refuel your mind.‬

‭Eat the frog‬

‭ ark‬ ‭Twain‬ ‭once‬ ‭said,‬ ‭"eat‬‭a‬‭live‬‭frog‬‭first‬‭thing‬‭in‬‭the‬‭morning‬‭and‬‭nothing‬‭worse‬‭will‬

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‭happen‬‭to‬‭you‬‭the‬‭rest‬‭of‬‭the‬‭day."‬‭Brian‬‭Tracy's‬‭famous‬‭'eat‬‭the‬‭frog'‬‭technique‬‭is‬‭based‬
‭on‬ ‭this‬ ‭quote.‬ ‭The‬ ‭'frog'‬ ‭here‬ ‭is‬ ‭the‬ ‭most‬ ‭important‬ ‭task‬ ‭on‬ ‭your‬ ‭to-do‬ ‭list.‬ ‭People‬
‭aiming‬‭to‬‭reach‬‭high‬‭levels‬‭of‬‭performance‬‭and‬‭productivity,‬‭Tracy‬‭says,‬‭should‬‭develop‬
‭the‬ ‭lifelong‬ ‭habit‬‭of‬‭completing‬‭their‬‭major‬‭task‬‭first‬‭thing‬‭in‬‭the‬‭morning.‬‭But‬‭what‬‭do‬
‭you‬ ‭do‬ ‭if‬ ‭you‬ ‭have‬ ‭more‬ ‭than‬ ‭one‬ ‭important‬ ‭task‬ ‭on‬ ‭your‬ ‭plate?‬ ‭"Eat‬ ‭the‬ ‭ugliest‬ ‭frog‬
‭first",‬ ‭suggests‬ ‭the‬ ‭author.‬ ‭If‬ ‭you‬ ‭have‬ ‭more‬ ‭than‬ ‭one‬ ‭important‬ ‭task,‬ ‭the‬ ‭task‬
‭considered to be most challenging should be done first.‬

‭Learn to single-task.‬

‭ he‬ ‭human‬ ‭brain‬ ‭is‬ ‭not‬ ‭designed‬ ‭to‬ ‭multitask.‬ ‭In‬ ‭fact,‬ ‭according‬ ‭to‬ ‭research‬‭,‬
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‭multitasking‬‭reduces‬‭productivity‬‭by‬‭as‬‭much‬‭as‬‭40%.‬‭This‬‭is‬‭because‬‭toggling‬‭between‬
‭multiple‬ ‭tasks‬ ‭limits‬ ‭your‬ ‭focus,‬ ‭hampers‬ ‭working‬ ‭memory‬ ‭and‬ ‭increases‬ ‭stress‬ ‭and‬
‭fatigue.‬ ‭In‬ ‭one‬ ‭study,‬ ‭people‬ ‭asked‬ ‭to‬ ‭switch‬ ‭between‬ ‭tasks‬ ‭show‬ ‭lower‬ ‭productivity‬
‭than‬ ‭people‬ ‭asked‬ ‭to‬ ‭do‬ ‭one‬‭task‬‭at‬‭a‬‭time.‬‭So‬‭boost‬‭your‬‭productivity‬‭by‬‭focusing‬‭on‬
‭only one task at a time.‬

‭Take advantage of your commute.‬

I‭nstead‬‭of‬‭spending‬‭your‬‭time‬‭on‬‭social‬‭media‬‭during‬‭your‬‭morning‬‭bus‬‭or‬‭train‬‭ride,‬‭use‬
‭those‬ ‭hours‬ ‭to‬ ‭gain‬ ‭more‬ ‭knowledge.‬ ‭Read‬ ‭thought-provoking‬ ‭books‬ ‭and‬ ‭articles‬ ‭or‬
‭listen‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭good‬ ‭podcast.‬ ‭Or,‬ ‭use‬ ‭that‬ ‭time‬ ‭to‬ ‭plan‬ ‭important‬ ‭tasks‬ ‭and‬ ‭respond‬ ‭to‬
‭emails sent to you during the previous day.‬
‭Get organized.‬

‭ cience‬ ‭says‬ ‭that‬ ‭people‬ ‭having‬ ‭a‬ ‭messy‬ ‭workspace‬ ‭are‬ ‭less‬ ‭efficient‬ ‭and‬ ‭more‬
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‭frustrated‬‭than‬‭those‬‭who‬‭have‬‭an‬‭organized‬‭work‬‭desk.‬‭A‬‭messy‬‭workspace‬‭limits‬‭your‬
‭brain's‬‭ability‬‭to‬‭concentrate.‬‭This,‬‭in‬‭turn,‬‭contributes‬‭to‬‭stress‬‭and‬‭fatigue.‬‭So,‬‭improve‬
‭your‬ ‭mental‬ ‭health‬ ‭and‬ ‭work‬ ‭efficiency‬ ‭by‬ ‭organizing‬‭your‬‭workspace.‬‭Start‬‭by‬‭getting‬
‭rid‬ ‭of‬ ‭all‬ ‭the‬ ‭non-essential‬ ‭items‬ ‭taking‬ ‭up‬ ‭your‬ ‭working‬ ‭space.‬ ‭The‬ ‭best‬‭way‬‭to‬‭keep‬
‭things‬ ‭organized‬ ‭without‬ ‭feeling‬ ‭overwhelmed‬ ‭or‬ ‭exhausted‬ ‭is‬ ‭to‬ ‭clean‬ ‭up‬ ‭your‬ ‭work‬
‭desk every day before you go home.‬

‭Make a not-to-do list.‬

‭ hile‬ ‭there‬ ‭are‬ ‭benefits‬ ‭to‬ ‭creating‬ ‭a‬ ‭to-do‬ ‭list,‬ ‭a‬ ‭not-to-do‬ ‭list‬ ‭is‬ ‭also‬ ‭a‬
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‭productivity-boosting‬‭tool.‬‭The‬‭idea‬‭suggested‬‭here‬‭is‬‭to‬‭create‬‭a‬‭list‬‭of‬‭all‬‭of‬‭those‬‭bad‬
‭habits‬‭that‬‭you‬‭want‬‭to‬‭stop‬‭doing‬‭in‬‭order‬‭to‬‭become‬‭more‬‭productive.‬‭You‬‭should‬‭take‬
‭some‬ ‭time‬ ‭to‬‭think‬‭about‬‭any‬‭task‬‭affecting‬‭your‬‭productivity.‬‭Now‬‭prepare‬‭a‬‭not-to-do‬
‭list to start moving away from these bad habits!‬
‭TRUE - FALSE -NOT GIVEN‬

‭ .‬‭Taking‬‭short‬‭breaks‬‭is‬‭a‬‭waste‬‭of‬‭time‬‭even‬‭though‬‭it‬‭boosts‬‭concentration,‬‭creativity‬
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‭and memory.‬

‭2. People who work nonstop tend to feel tired and stressed.‬

‭3. Mark Twain used to eat a live frog‬

‭4. According to Tracy, people should start their day by completing the easiest task.‬

‭5. People are naturally good at multitasking‬

‭6. Doing many tasks at the same time can limit one’s memory.‬

‭ .‬ ‭The‬ ‭writer‬ ‭highly‬ ‭recommends‬ ‭using‬ ‭social‬ ‭media‬ ‭while‬ ‭taking‬ ‭the‬ ‭bus‬ ‭or‬ ‭train‬ ‭to‬
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‭improve one’s knowledge.‬

‭8. Taking a bus or train is more beneficial than using private vehicles.‬

‭Gap fill‬

‭No more than ONE word‬

‭9. If a person does not organise their working space, they may find it harder to ________. ‬

‭10. One way to organise your working space is to remove unimportant ____.‬

‭ 1.‬ ‭To‬ ‭avoid‬ ‭feeling‬ ‭tired‬ ‭or‬ ‭________,‬ ‭you‬ ‭shouldmake‬ ‭cleaning‬ ‭up‬ ‭your‬ ‭desk‬ ‭a‬ ‭daily‬
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‭task.‬

‭12. You should note down your ____ habits in a not-to-do list.‬