Have you been struggling with your productivity? No matter how organized we may be, we’re all familiar with times when it’s hard to focus. It doesn’t help that there are so many distractions in place, whether it be our phones, computers, or just life in general.
Getting started is always the hard part, but once you buckle down and create a realistic approach that works for you, it becomes much easier to focus on the task at hand. Here are 7 simple ways to boost your productivity!
1) Eat a healthy breakfast. Raise your hand if you’ve ever dealt with brain fog or felt sluggish because you skipped breakfast. *Raises hand* Brain fuel is so important and it’ll give you the energy and focus that you’ll need to start your day. If you’re not big on breakfast like me, try a fruit smoothie. If you tend to skip breakfast due to time constraints, try easy and delicious recipes that can be prepared the night before such as overnight oats or a breakfast casserole.
2) Create a realistic to-do list. Creating a realistic to-do list for the day gives you a visual of your tasks and their priority. It also relieves the pressure of trying to remember every few hours of what needs to be completed. Having this visual also gives you a chance to evenly distribute tasks throughout the week rather than trying to tackle everything all at once.
3) Choose the right workspace. The environment in which you choose to work can drastically increase or decrease your productivity. Find a comfortable and calm workspace where you can minimize distractions. This could be in the comfort of your own room, a home office, a library, a coffee shop nearby, or even a quiet spot outdoors – with Wi-Fi of course!
4) Listen to music. Music can create a calming atmosphere that can help you focus. Listen to your personal playlist, or if you’re like me and get easily distracted by your favorite songs, listen to instrumentals or jazz. YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music all have a great selection of study and work music suited for any mood. My go-to platform is YouTube and my two favorite channels include Little Love Jazz and Jazzy Coffee.
5) Order your favorite beverage. Treat yourself! There’s something that makes working on projects less stressful and more calming when you have a steaming hot latte, iced coffee, or a cup of herbal tea on your desk. Having a beverage around also ensures that you’re staying hydrated!
6) Put your phone away. Put your phone in a drawer or in another room while you work. Once it’s out of sight, it minimizes distractions so you can focus on the task at hand. In the event you do require your phone for work, utilize that ‘Do Not Disturb’ function. If you have an iPhone, the newest iOS feature includes Work Focus, which you can set up to allow notifications from important people/apps while silencing the rest.
7) Take a break. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is take a break. Stepping away for a few minutes or a few hours can allow your mind and body to reset before focusing on your work. A few suggestions include going outside for a walk, talking to a loved one, or meditation.
I hope these tips will help you on days where it’s harder to focus and be productive. What are some tips that help you with productivity? I’d love to hear your thoughts! For more posts relating to productivity, visit my tag here.
A big yes to all of these! I love having music in the background and I absolutely live off daily to-do lists! An excellent post you’ve written, babe! x
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That’s so great to hear Lynn! Music makes a huge difference and so do to-do lists. Thank you so much for reading!
These are all such fantastic tips! I’m always looking for new ways to boost productivity, and am definitely going to give #4 a try today! 🙂
I hope you find some great playlists to help with productivity! Thank you for reading Heidi!
Creating a realistic to do list is the best course of action for us to boost productivity. It helps us stay on track and manage time.
I’m happy to hear that realistic to-do lists have also been beneficial for boosting productivity! Thank you for reading!
These are such great tips for improving productivity! Creating a realistic to-do list always helps me, I find by doing that I get more done and feel accomplished when ticking off the tasks. Also putting my phone away helps stay on task, I find I get very distracted when my phone is within reaching distance.
Thank you for reading Jordanne, I’m glad you’ve been utilizing these tips to help you stay productive!
These are all great tips. I need to listen to more music while I work.
Music is wonderful, it creates such a calming environment. Thank you for reading Wendy!
Eating a good breakfast always spices me up for the day, but I have also recently been exploring writing playlists and trying to make my own. The right music always makes me feel more energetic. 🙂
That’s amazing Jaya! Music truly makes a difference and I’d love to check out your playlist. Thank you for reading!
These are such great suggestions! I’ve been really struggling with my productivity recently so this came at the perfect time. I always find I’m so much more productive when my phone is nowhere to be seen, and I really need to work on eating a healthy breakfast every day too! I love the idea of using music as well. Thank you so much for sharing!
I’m so happy this post was helpful! Our phones can be super distracting, I’m glad placing it elsewhere has been helpful. Thank you for reading Ceri!
So many great tips here! I’m always looking for ways to boost my productivity, listening to music and putting my phone away definitely help my productivity x
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I’m glad to hear that! Thank you for reading Lucy!
Great tips! I definitely need to get better at putting my phone away when I need to be productive, because the constant pinging can be a really big distraction.
I agree, our phones are the biggest distractions! Thank you for reading Isabelle!
So true! These are the things to do to be productive everyday. No. 1 & 2 is the most important. Thank you for sharing.
I’m glad you enjoyed these tips! Thank you for reading Fadima!
These are helpful tips. Some days I definitely feel more productive than others so these tips will help on those less productive days. I find that creating smaller, achievable goals are certainly helpful.
I agree! Creating a small and realistic list of tasks makes your goals much more achievable. Thank you for reading Jodie!
I definitely need to get better at making realistic to do lists.
Building a proper breakfast into my morning has made a huge difference
Yes, a realistic to-do list makes productivity so much easier and a healthy breakfast makes a huge difference! Thank you for reading Sarah!
I could stand to put my phone away 😬 But music helps me for chores! And eating a healthy breakfast helps so much anyway.
I couldn’t at first either haha, but I’m glad there are new functions on the phone to help with productivity. Thank you for reading Julian!
I definitely go through most of these points on various days, depending on my mood and what I need to help me boost my productivity. If I’m due to be doing quite mundane work tasks which don’t require much thought then listening to music REALLY helps me crack on with them!
I completely agree. Instrumentals have helped boost my productivity, anything other than that can be distracting. Thank you for reading Jenny!
Love this – so many great tips!
I’ve always been quite rubbish about putting my phone away because a lot of my work is on it. But I schedule anti-phone time now and get on with other things.
That’s wonderful to hear Sarah! I’ve been better especially with the new Apple feature where I can still use my phone but not be distracted by notifications. Thank you for reading!