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top three most important tasks, then schedule
enough time to accomplish them.

Make sure to include a little extra time so that
you can do your tasks at a reasonable pace.
Once you’ve set a schedule for accomplishing
your top three tasks, you can easily see how
much time you have for everything else. You
may have less time than you imagine, which
is why it’s important to adjust your routine. By
setting priorities and concentrating on your
most important work first, you can enjoy fewer
distractions.

4. Try to accomplish challenging tasks
Now that you’ve set your top three tasks for
the day, the next step is to complete one with
your full attention. By getting an important task
done early, you give yourself the motivation to
keep working. You may experience a sense
of accomplishment, which actively helps if you need additional help keeping to the
your mood and trains your brain to be more times. Note that the breaks you take are
motivated. Not only can this put you in a good more beneficial if they’re active. Get up, walk
mood at the moment, but it can also help you around, breathe some fresh air or do some
be happier at work over the long term. light exercise and stretching. Mild exercise
also releases brain chemicals that help you
5. Take scheduled breaks feel motivated and happy.

After completing a task, it can be helpful to
give yourself a short break before starting 6. Constrain vague tasks
the next one. Your attention and ability While you can create a detailed plan for your
to concentrate is finite. Though you feel day, something outside of your control is likely
motivated now, exhausting yourself before to come up. Often, these impromptu tasks
noon can make it challenging to maximise can take a moment to understand and begin.
your productivity throughout the full day. A reliable way to make sure these tasks align
with your plans is to put a specific time limit on
Try the Pomodoro technique instead. them.
Schedule your work in half-hour blocks where
you concentrate intensely for 25 minutes When a task or discussion comes up, set a
and take a five-minute active break. After specific timeframe to devote to it, and make
completing four half-hour work and break all participants aware of the constraint. Simply
cycles, take a longer pause of 20 minutes. tracking the time you spend on a task can help
Use a timer to help keep track. There are you stay on task and meet your goals for the
plenty of web and smartphone apps available day.

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