Productivity and Use of Time
Getting things done is the secret to success for many successful people. But there is so little time I hear you cry!
It’s actually very easy to get many things done, the way to do it is to focus on the most important things and get them done first before you do anything else such as web browsing or checking email. Also, do these things when you have the most energy and alertness.
For me, this is mid morning. Even so, I get up from bed and the first thing I try and do is something highly beneficial to my business before I eat breakfast. This may only take 30 minutes but it is a great start to the day to get this thing, whatever it may be, done and achieved right at the start of the day. To get ideas for what to do, you could plan them at the end of the day before or think about what you will do immediately before springing out of bed, this is what I tend to do, after brewing my mug of tea (#1 priority).
After completing the productive task, I will shower and have breakfast. Then I am ready for my mid-morning session of productive time. Then, by lunch time I often have made great progress and relax by checking out blogs by inspirational people over lunch. I don’t need to check news since I have a rotating news RSS headline in my browser which will show me if there is anything majorly important going on that I need to check out.
In the afternoon I will often not work but go for a run, go 10-pin bowling or more work, but it is often less productive work than in the morning.
Now it is evening and I am writing this post since I can do my miscellaneous tasks such as blog posting. Even, this is work-related but fun and relaxing.
I like to watch downloads of mini-series of sci-fi or action dramas but these are treats so I limit these to when I feel that I deserve these treats. Today may be one of those days 
Of course, I don’t have the time waste of a commute to work, meetings and a forced time frame to work to, so it is easy for me to make every day highly productive. But, like normal people, I do have my unproductive days where I stayed up too late the night before etc. But I hope I gave you some ideas for how to prioritize and get the important things banged out early in the day or whenever you are personally most energized.
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