10 ways to make work easier

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TO MAKE YOUR WORK EASIER DIRECTIONS TO THE 10 WAYS

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TO MAKE YOUR WORK EASIER DIRECTIONS TO THE

10 WAYS

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20% 80%Limit tasks to the important to shorten work time.Ask yourself: Which 20% of sources are resulting in 80% of my desired outcomes?

Find a way to work less

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Figure out when you are most likely to feel focused and block off that time slot for tasks that you know will require your mental toughness. Save small tasks for less productive hours.

Create a simple checklist for hard tasks

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How to make work fun?1.Change the scenery: have a meeting or lunch outside on a sunny day.2.Listening to music when it's noisy or you have a repetitive task enhances mood, makes you perform faster and make fewer errors.3.Make your workspace a place you enjoy being - plants, art, toys, comfort etc.

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Figure out when you are most likely to feel focused and block off that time slot for tasks that you know will require your mental toughness. Save small tasks for less productive hours.

Choose the time of day that's best for you

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Batch tasksBatch tasksBatch several small items together, so you could get things done more rapidly and make your life easier.

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After 30 minutes or so take a short break before your mind starts to fatigue. By doing so, you will reset yourself with new focus.

Take frequent breaks

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Stop wasting your timeDon't agree to meetings without a clear agenda or end time.9 out of 10 people daydream in meetings50% of people find meetings to be unproductive

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It gives your brain a rest after a period of heavy mental focus. If you just spent 2-3h in the morning working on a high focus task, recharge by taking on a low-focus task.

Switch between high- and low-focus tasks.

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For example, you have to write a quarterly report tomorrow. Gather the data and write down the outline the day before. Next day you are ready to go and more likely to succeed.

Set yourself upfor success

SUCCESS

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Automate the boring stuff

1. Create filters to automatically prioritize your emails.2. Make a template for everything you do more than once.3. Use automated status reports instead of boring status update meetings.

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