Quick Way To Boost
Personal Productivity
by Janet Attard What times of the day are you most productive? Are you raring to go early
in the morning and lose steam after lunch? Do you do better work later
in the day or evening? You’ll accomplish more each week, and ultimately
more in life, if you are tuned into your own productivity cycle and
schedule tasks accordingly.
If you’re a morning person, schedule your most difficult or challenging
tasks for first thing in the morning. Use
your morning hours to fine-tune your business plan, analyze sales data,
plan next year’s marketing strategy, or write the presentation you’ll be
giving at the trade show next month. Group and schedule routine tasks
such as returning phone calls, paying bills, and answering email for
mid-afternoon when you’re less productive. If you’re an afternoon
person, change your schedule accordingly.
To be sure you actually use that productive time
effectively, take a few minutes at the end of each day to plan the next
day’s activities. Schedule in the most challenging or pressing task as
the first thing you’ll do during your productive time.
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About the author
Janet Attard is the founder of
the award-winning Business
Know-How small business web site and information resource. Janet is
also the author of The
Home Office And Small Business Answer Book and of Business
Know-How: An Operational Guide For Home-Based and Micro-Sized Businesses with
Limited Budgets.
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