{"id":156981,"date":"2022-01-02T19:20:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T16:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/3-smart-things-to-do-today-to-make-tomorrow-a-super-productive-day"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:13:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T08:13:00","slug":"3-smart-things-to-do-today-to-make-tomorrow-a-super-productive-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/3-smart-things-to-do-today-to-make-tomorrow-a-super-productive-day","title":{"rendered":"3 Smart Things to Do Today to Make Tomorrow a Super Productive Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
A closing ritual can help you finish your day on a high note\u2026<\/b>
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Just as I am a big fan of starting the day with purpose, I am someone who realized the importance of ending the day using the same principle\u2026<\/div>\n
Before you finish your day at work each day, take a few moments to reflect on the day. Look at your to-do list and compare what you need to do with what actually happened. Could you do better than you did? Have you completed all your high-importance tasks? I can say that if you make a habit of taking some time for yourself every day, that is, if you end your day consciously, you will continue to have a great day every day\u2026<\/div>\n
How did you end your workday today; It will of course affect your behavior outside of work, your general well-being, how well you sleep at night and ultimately your mood tomorrow morning.<\/div>\n
Many people devote their last hour at work to low-level tasks, such as activities that keep you busy and prevent you from doing your real work. You can do better than this.<\/div>\n
Others are buried until the last minute and start the next day with the same mindset and may even do less.<\/div>\n
If you are not productive every day, time will pass painfully and very slowly, and the minutes will not pass.<\/div>\n
Remember, according to the Pareto principle, 80 percent of your output is determined by 20 percent of your input.<\/b>
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Knowing how and for what tasks you use your time is helpful. Your last 20 minutes each day for the next business day; spend to reflect, process, measure and prioritize.<\/div>\n
This simple habit can increase your productivity. A ritual to “closing” a workday can change everything. In his bestselling book, \u201cDeep Work: Rules for Focusing on Success in a Distracted World,\u201d Cal Newport describes the importance of ending each workday the same way:<\/div>\n
\u201cThis ritual includes a review of every unfinished task, goal, or project, and for each 1) you have a plan that you trust to be completed, or 2) provide confirmation that it will be reconsidered at the right time.\u201d<\/b>
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1| Take a moment to think about what you’ve accomplished<\/b>
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If you started your day with purpose, you would have accomplished high-importance tasks at the end of the day. So review them. Write it down. Focus yourself on achievements and progress. Keep a to-do list to increase your satisfaction level.<\/div>\n
Celebrate your small achievements\u2026<\/div>\n
The events that ignite emotions, increase motivations, and trigger perceptions and occur within a workday are basically the same.<\/div>\n
The importance of progress<\/b> by Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer “Progress Principle”<\/b> highlighted in detail in the book. According to a study they conducted in the book, a study of 12,000 daily job entries from a total of 238 employees at 7 companies found that making progress on meaningful work internally brightens a person’s work life and accelerates long-term progress.<\/div>\n
They explained it this way in the Harvard Business Review:<\/div>\n
\u201cInternally, our quest to identify the factors that trigger work life leads us to to the principle of progress<\/b> took it. In the study, when we compared our participants’ best and worst days (based on their general mood, specific emotions, and motivation levels), \u201cBest day\u201d<\/b> We found that the most common triggering event was any progress made by the individual or team involved in the study. \u201cWorst day\u201d<\/b> The most common event that triggered it was a mishap.\u201d<\/div>\n
No matter how small, it’s easy to forget to stop and take a moment to celebrate our achievements. Try not to let yourself be distracted. Take time to record your progress. You can do this using a diary, for example. In this way, be sure that you will have a better mind before you end your workday.<\/div>\n
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2| Identify your high-importance tasks for tomorrow<\/b>
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If you’ve planned your weeks or months ahead, you already know what you’ll be working on tomorrow. It will be enough to remind yourself.<\/div>\n
Author Peter Bregman \u201c18 Minutes: Focus, Concentrate, and Do Right Work\u201d<\/b> He explains it this way in his book:<\/div>\n
\u201cEvery morning I ask myself some questions: Am I prepared for this day? Am I ready to have a successful and productive day<\/a> ? Have you thought about it? Have I made a plan for this? Can you anticipate the risks that could lead me astray? Will my plan for today keep me focused?\u201d<\/div>\n
– Identify the three most important tasks you need to do for tomorrow. Write them down somewhere. Sort them on your list and set priorities. <\/div>\n
– Aim to overcome these when you are most active, preferably in the morning.<\/div>\n
– Review other tasks you need to do for the rest of the day.<\/div>\n
– Imagine how the day will unfold.<\/div>\n
In this way, you will feel more prepared, safer and less stressed when the day starts.<\/div>\n
What kind of results do you expect tomorrow? What meetings, calls and events do you need to follow up tomorrow?<\/div>\n
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3| Clear your desk clutter<\/b>
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Research showing that clutter can distract you and hinder your overall productivity; reveals that you need to take a few minutes each day to tidy and clean your desk.<\/div>\n
Use the 5-S Principles to organize your desk before you leave your job.<\/div>\n
5S<\/a><\/b> is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five words in Japanese:<\/div>\n
– Sort (Sort)( series<\/b> ), Make your job easier by removing obstacles.<\/div>\n
– Set In Order( Seiton<\/b> ), Arrange all necessary items so that they can be easily selected for use.<\/div>\n
– Shine( seiso<\/b> ), thoroughly clean your workplace daily or adjust the cleaning frequency.<\/div>\n
– Standardize (Standardize)( seiketsu<\/b> ), always maintain high standards.<\/div>\n
– and Sustain( Shitsuke<\/b> ), self-discipline also translates as \u201cdo without being told\u201d.<\/div>\n
End your day on a positive note and your next workday will be incredibly awesome, you’ll see. End on a high note. Prepare yourself for a super productive day tomorrow; At the end of each day, review your completed tasks, plan tomorrow’s to-do list, and clear your desk.<\/div>\n
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