15 Easy Hacks to level up your weekly productivity

These key shortcuts restart lost momentum

“Mark, we need for you to cover training for tomorrow, Jill is out sick, my manager’s voice barked out through my speakerphone…”

Ugh! I really wanted to tell him that I am done with the days of constantly putting out fires. But the day job pays the bills until my writing career miraculously takes off.

Ever have this happened to you?

I’m a project manager working from home with my passion for doing as much writing as possible in between assignments.

This can be a major balancing act!

Like you, I try and use every trick in the trade to keep my momentum, overcome fatigue, and make every day super productive.

That’s not always easy. All of us can relate.

I want to help personally to keep you happy and productive. We can do this together!

Here’s the way I make set the table to make the day a winner and you can too.

Please note — Each of these ideas work-over-time. The key is to keep a structure and routine to increase your odds of being productive every day.

1. Start your day writing. You will feel productive the entire day.

2. Know what to pay for that is short money and will save you time — home pickup and delivery of dry cleaning has been my newest choice.

3. Writing allows you to be alone with yourself and enjoy it. Even if it feels weird.

4. Celebrate victories. For me, it is any time I take initiative. Today, I had a big victory in finding a health coach for my restless leg problems. 😎

CELEBRATING THE VICTORIES at Walden Pond, Massachusetts In Cold Water or Whatever else raises your endorphins

5. Read others' work. I learned about a map of micro-wins leading to larger victories.

6. Play good music. Some people have a favorite song to begin and end their writing sessions.

7. Eat good food. Plan the food menu for the week ahead, so you can make good decisions under stress. Remember — food is medicine!

8. Reach out to others in micro ways.

9. Plan how you can save time on each task — before you start them. How do you make it impossible not to do something because you have “Burned a boat or two” to guarantee it would happen.

10. Write down the 3 things you want to be known for when you are gone!

11. Exercise every day.

12. Keep track of things on paper. Review and modify. Review and modify.

13. If you can’t find 3 compelling and life-affirming reasons to do something — Decide to Don’t do it and move on to the next alternative.

14. Do your daily Wordle to start every day.

15. Spend time on Sunday night mapping out the week and month ahead

Remember, mini-steps and micro-goals win the day.

So I will continue to balance until the New York Times calls me with my dream job as a writer. Until then, I hope we all make every day matter!

What do you do to make your days productive and keep the momentum?

Here’s a story from The Sober Vegan Yogi about how getting started can be the hardest but most worthwhile part: It can really change your mindset.

Shoutouts to writers that I love to read all the time!!!!: Scot Butwell Jim Alpstäg Diana Meresc Janice Tovey Judy Derby Sreese Robin Nemesszeghy Yana Bostongirl Jim Fonseca WrittenMastery Scot Butwell Michael L Butler JF Danskin Michelle Loucadoux, MBA Ema Fulga Justiss Goode Justjulieandherblog Diana Meresc Rosa Diaz Sahil Patel Dr Mehmet Yildiz

FOOD CHOICES: Every bite you take is your medicine.

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