Thursday 18 September 2014

Know Where You’re Going and Get There Fast

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If you want to be more productive then you need to know where you're going and how to get there fast, because there's nothing more frustrating than working long hours and producing nothing significant.

When you're working, you want to be moving toward your end goal all the time.

So first, ask yourself “What is my goal?” What is the one end goal that you want to achieve with your writing?

Then look at everything you do every day to move yourself closer to your goal and get rid of the rest.

Once you know what your ultimate goal is, there are 3 things you need to do.

1.Get rid of unnecessary tasks. There are probably multiple tasks that you do every day like checking emails, reading articles, writing blog posts and social media

But how many of these are not only unnecessary tasks, but they distract you from what you should be doing? These are the things that you need to eliminate or find a way to make them useful, such as unsubscribing from emails that aren’t useful or subscribing to ones that are more appropriate.

Getting rid of tasks that aren’t useful means you can get more done every day without needing  more time.

2. Focus like a zen monk. When you’re working, forget everything else until you’ve finished.

If there’s something you have to do that you can’t ignore, set a timer and forget about it.

Just keep working and don’t allow your mind to wander and don’t let others distract you.

3. Work fast and produce consistently. Working fast is one thing, but you need to be productive and not just ‘busy’.

The way to do it is to make sure you’re producing things consistently.

At the end of each day, look at what you’ve achieved and make a plan for what you want to achieve the next day.

And once you’ve eliminated unnecessary tasks (or those that don’t help much), you're focused like a zen monk and you’re producing work consistently, you’ll be amazed at the difference in your output.



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