As a business owner/entrepreneur, one of the most important resources you have is your time. Figuring out how to manage your time (not to mention how to actually be productive) is critical to your success. Below are quick helpful tips that will assist you in becoming more productive in your business and personal life.
1. Focus
Did you know that research shows that it takes 23-minutes on average for the brain to regain a ‘focused state’ after jumping to respond to some kind of notification? We’ve all been there...the constant buzz, beep, ping flash of screens on our multiple devices and browser tabs distracting us from the task at hand. While it’s true our digital devices give us amazing access, they also have the power to divert you from your goals. We think we’re better when multi-tasking, but it’s actually making us dumber, lowering your IQ by as much as 10 points. For those of us with smart phones, we are distracted most times from notifications and messages that come from our social media accounts. The freedom app is a paid app which aims to make technology less distracting. Freedom allows you to block notifications from apps and websites. When you’re not constantly distracted by these apps you’re more free to focus, develop better habits, be more productive, and actually get creative work done. Once it’s set up, you have a ton of control over which apps you block and on what devices.
2. Manage Your Tasks & Projects Closely
As a business owner, I know that there are hundreds of tasks that need to be done day in and day out.
With multiple clients, it can be daunting to manage all of your priorities. ToDoist is a task manager that helps millions of people get things done. It allows you to manage tasks across multiple devices and platforms (mobile device, desktop, browser and email inboxes), break down big projects into smaller sets, collaborate with other people and all within a really slick and clean design. All of this amounts to a tool that really helps you organize your life and projects, big and small, allowing you to focus on the things that really matter
3. Make to do lists and take good notes
In addition to actually managing the day to day of all of your projects, capturing and storing all of your notes, research and inspiration can be an overwhelming task. I usually use a good ole old fashion note book and pen or pencil to take notes and create to do lists. For the all things digital entrepreneur Evernote is a great note taking tool. Evernote lets you take notes with a lot of flexibility, dropping in text, images, tags and even Google Drive links. Your notes sync across all your devices and their search feature is robust, allowing you to easily find what you’re looking for.
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Thanks for reading,
Truly Camillia
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