How to be More Productive. Just Do It

Get the thing that needs doing… Done.

We want to increase our productivity. We attend seminars, read books, use apps, and are constantly looking for ways to be more productive. This effort is fine, but it takes away from the main thing, which is doing that actual work.

The only way to be more productive is to sit down and accomplish whatever we need to get done. everything else is only going to be a distraction. Here is how you do that.

Think Like Nike - Just Do It

In terms of getting work done, I like the Nike Phrase, “Just Do It.” This is simple and to the point. After all, we can’t get healthy unless we make exercise and healthy eating a part of our life. Simultaneously, we can’t have a better business or gain success if we don’t put in the work necessary to get whatever we need to do. I would even drop the just and say DO IT!

Decide What You Need to Do

Make a comprehensive list of whatever you need to get done. You can do this daily, weekly, or monthly. It doesn't matter as long as you have every task you have to accomplish on that list. Take each task and then prioritize them by their importance.

This means that all the critical tasks get done first. For example, as a writer, I do the work that has a deadline first. Once that is done, I work on blog posts for Medium or whatever else I need to write for that day. I can’t sit back and twiddle my thumbs and not get the work done. I have to Just Do It.

Social Media and Your Phone

We are not as productive as we like because we are always on our phones.

Look around you when taking a walk. You will see business people constantly on their phones. A lot of them are NOT working on tasks. They are wasting a lot of time.

Think of how much this adds up over the course of a day or week. That is a lot of wasted time you could spend on doing things that need to get done. You end up scrambling trying to catch up because that next level in a game was deemed more important.

Save the phone for the morning before work or use it AFTER the work is done. It is a huge time-waster, which leads to more stress for you as you try to finish everything in a big rush. if you work from home, stay away from the Internet unless you need it for work. Use an Internet blocker if you have to. Leave social media for after-work or only use it if your work specifically requires it.

Don’t Do Everything

In some cases, especially if you’re self-employed, you don’t have to do everything on your own. You can save a lot of time by hiring a freelancer to write an article, make a plugin for your blog, design a logo, and so on.

You will free up a lot of time by getting help from other people. This costs money, so it might not be ideal for your business at first. Once you have more financial freedom, consider hiring others to get the menial tasks you hate done. Concentrate on the critical tasks as they are the most important.

Conclusion

If you want to be productive, you have to Do It.

Helpful apps, seminars, and other productivity hacks are fine, but they won't do the work for you. Stop wasting time and do what is necessary to get the work done.

It won't do it for you.

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