You can’t just will yourself to be more productive if you want to. To achieve peak productivity, you need a plan. This article will show you how to dramatically increase your productivity. The secret to productivity is simple: finding the best time to work.
This plan will help you become more productive. It’s that easy. You can create an unstoppable flow in productivity by finding the best time of day to work. Productivity is not about clever time management strategies or inbox tricks. These are important, but productivity is more than that. It’s about harnessing your energy and time to do more work.
This article will first discuss the role of energy and productivity. Next, you’ll find the five guidelines to help you get in the zone for productivity in your workday and schedule.
Productivity is all about energy
Let’s get started. Let’s start by defining the essential principle of productivity: It is all about energy.
Tony Schwartz and Jim Loehr wrote The Power of Full Engagement, a bestselling book that argues that energy management is more important than time. This book explains that using energy correctly can help you work at a higher level.
However, time is not the only thing that matters. Energy and time are in a symbiotic relationship. This is why it is important to manage your energy at the right times of day. Productivity is more important than your time management skills. You must find the right balance of your resources, time and energy, to achieve maximum productivity. You must be able to manage your time effectively and also manage your energy.
Energy is also a limited resource. Just like time, energy is also a limited resource. To maximize both time and energy, you must plan your spending strategy to 1) make the most of each and 2) conserve and spend them as wisely and effectively as possible.
You are about to discover your Productivity Zone.
Your body must be prepared to achieve your productivity zone. You must get enough sleep to be prepared. You must get at least three nights of restful sleep before you can expect to find your zone.
If you only get four hours sleep per night, you won’t be able to be productive. It is obvious that your sleep quality directly correlates with your energy level. It is also true that sleep deprivation can lead to the destruction of key cognitive processes that are essential for productivity. Sleep deprivation can affect your ability to focus, memory, alertness, concentration, reasoning, problem solving and decision making. These brain-intensive activities are vital to productivity.
Let me put it this way: You won’t be productive if you don’t get enough sleep.
It might seem too simple to talk about something so mundane as sleep in an article on productivity. You must be well rested in order to be productive. There is no other way.
Many of us believe we don’t have enough sleep. Contrary to popular belief, we do have enough time to sleep. It’s impossible to sleep enough. Let’s take, for instance, the fact that you sleep for four hours in a 24-hour span. The remaining twenty hours are spent working/playing. Although you may have been awake and functioning for twenty hours, your work output could be as low as six hours and your play may not be enjoyable. You will be more productive if you sleep eight hours and work/play sixteen. This will allow you to be more engaged and productive.
Your greatest ally in achieving productivity is sleep.
Now, let’s find your productive zone.
Five Tips to Find Your Best Time of Day
1. Find the best time to work each day.
A thorough self-analysis is the first step to determining your best time. You can find out more about In
