6 Things Productive People Do Differently
Years of research show that people are much busier nowadays than they were decades ago. And for many of us, multitasking is a way to keep up with the flow and make sure that everything is done accordingly. But then, health experts have figured out something wrong with multitasking. They found that instead of making us productive, it makes us less efficient and stressed. As it turns out, our brain is not good at doing more than one thing at a time. New research published this year in the journal Plos One found that brain may get overwhelmed when faced with multiple tasks. According to this study, when we attempt to multitask, our brain “bottlenecks” the information quickly and resort to the next. And instead of becoming productive, we only become more frazzled and therefore less likely to handle the stress and challenges of our work.
So don’t think that multitasking is the secret to becoming productive. Studies on highly productive people suggest that they possess common personality traits that make them efficient, well-organised and better at handling work-related stress.
They use an effective system in handling things.
Isn’t it great to know that when you wake up in the morning, you know just what to do? Come up with a system of doing things that make you more productive. This way, you can get more things done without having to rush and stress yourself out. It’s up to you if you like to begin with smaller tasks or the bigger ones as both have an advantage. For instance, some people start off with an easy task to provide a sense of momentum, then to a grander or more important task. Others start with the most difficult one while they still have lots of energy, then move forward to the less difficult.
They pay attention to the result, not the time it takes to do the task.
It’s not about the number of hours you put in. It’s about what you accomplish. Often, rushing things give you poor outcome. Being productive doesn’t only mean getting more work done in less time, but also producing quality results.
They plan.
Planning is crucial to being productive. If you plan things properly, you can anticipate possible problems that may come your way and come up with good solutions.
They’re conscientious (but not so).
Highly productive people are disciplined, dependable, organised and goal-oriented. But they use conscientiousness effectively so it doesn’t backfire.
They set anxiety aside.
Too much anxiety can negatively affect your performance in many ways. When you are anxious, you are less likely to concentrate and focus on the task at hand. As a result, you end up doing less, if not nothing at all. Highly productive people know how to handle anxiety well. They set time for worries. And when at work, they give all their best.
They avoid time-wasting activities.
Whilst leisure is crucial to keep their balance, highly productive people set time for fun and procrastination properly. They know social networking sites can be a trap. Simply browsing their newsfeed could take several minutes, even hours off the time they are supposed to be at work.
Multitasking is unfortunately not the solution to our productivity issues. There are better ways to stay productive and efficient at work, and these include using an effective, systematic approach in handling your tasks, planning, setting anxiety and worrying aside, and avoiding time-wasting activities.
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