Top 10 Productivity & Self-Improvement Action Steps

Walking for 10.000 steps on a daily basis changed my life.

Between tasks, walk for 4000 steps. This means about 30 - 45 minutes at a normal pace. It clears your mind and gets you refocused for work.

I am already doing most of the above, thank you for the list.

Apart from what you've wrote:
- read your goal statement in the morning and in the evening.
- at the end of the day, balance your expenses. Helps you realize how much you are actually spending.
- exercise a bit in the morning.
- decide on three MITs (most important tasks) to do every day.
- before going to sleep, read instead of watching TV.
- leverage technology - downloading an audio book through wi-fi is far faster than through USB. Using a headset when driving is a lot safer and legal. Using a Kindle makes reading far easier than carrying around a book.

Super tips! I like to get up early and first thing before anything else is start saying some affirmations and anything to get myself in a positive state of mind.

What video is referred to in #10?

Great tips. I think number 3 is one of the best ways to increase productivity. You need to own your time and don't let any distractions get in the way. Turn off the cell phone, log out of social media, lock yourself in your room or office, and get to work.

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Hi, Thanks for sharing they are all very helpful tips. I am sure going to follow them.

Awesome tips.

I would add.

Work whether you feel like it or not.

Cheers,

C.G.

Nice collection of productivity tips.

My favourite video is from Darren Hardy: Productivity of Superachievers.
One of the learning points is say NO to all the things which are not in your top3 priority.

Cool suggestions, MyLuckyYear

For greater productivity, I would add:

1. Write everything down - don't rely on memory (which, studies have shown, creates stress)

2. Have a simple way of prioritising your tasks. (For me, each task is a note in Evernote and I prioritise using one tag per task – Today, Tomorrow, This week, and so on)

3. When working through your tasks (in my case, those I have tagged "Today") use a Pomodoro timer. This has a magical way of making you focus and you get twice as much done in the day.

One great way to use the Pomodoro on your tasks is to add your "Today" tasks to a "Kanban board". This is easy. Create a free account at Kanbanflow.com, which has a built in Pomodoro timer. Add your tasks, click the Pomodoro timer, choose a task to apply it to, and get working with no distractions. After 25 minutes the Pomodoro timer will tell you to take a five minute break.

These pointers have really helped me and I would say, have at least doubled my productivity.

I hope all the ideas on this page help readers. Time management is very much a case of trying different methods out – and finding what works for you.

Cheers

Malc

I've known about Craig Ballantyne before I knew about facebook ... wow, that dates me.
These are great steps to take - I must admit that I fall down with the emails and do look at them when they come in....I'll work on it!!!

Great stuff, however it's all mechanics. For example, millions of people know they have to do psychical exercise everyday, but they just DON'T do it. See my point?

We need to work more on the thoughts, and state required to make these things possible in our mind. We need to figure out what motivates us as humans to do anything, and use it for everything including these great steps.

Thanks for the share. Great activities to do.

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