3 ways to reduce stress and increase productivity
1. Reduce deadlines
Employees have too many tasks they need to do, yet they have too little time. You need to look at all the deadlines in your organization and decide which ones are important and need to be fulfilled on time and which ones you can wait a little longer to complete. As long as the important deadlines are being met, you don’t need to worry too much.
Your biggest deadline will be within yourself. Don’t wait until the end of the month to reduce your stress levels. Write down what you have to do today, then prioritize it in order of importance and how it is likely to affect your future success. Will getting it done today make a difference in your success tomorrow? Is it a task that can be done the following day?
When the big tasks are out of the way, consider how much of your time you’re really spending on low-priority, or even just “busy work.” You don’t have to read every magazine in the breakroom or plan the board meeting for next month; you can cut back to the minimum needed to get the work done.
2. Be more picky with your time
Are you putting your highest priority tasks at the very end of the day, or is that place usually where the most mundane and unimportant tasks are waiting for you? The trick is to ensure your highest priority tasks are always at the top of the list. If you’re like most of us, you make it a habit of putting lower priority work first because you’re too tired to get through your “urgent” or “urgent but not really that important” tasks.
A lot of times we’re afraid that if we don’t do something immediately, we’ll forget it and it will never get done, so we wait to put it on the to-do list. The very fact that you think you have time to do something means that it’s not a top priority. Reduce that fear by changing your routine, so that you’re always doing the thing that is most important.
3. Reward yourself for doing high-impact tasks
This is a basic rule I follow myself. When I’ve completed a high-impact task (a new project, initiative or project, etc.) and I’m feeling confident and happy with it, I give myself a little treat. This doesn’t have to be a big, expensive indulgence, but it should involve at least some amount of time and/or money.
It’s also best if you have a second reward system, such as a personal trainer, trainer at the gym or a running buddy. If you can afford to hire one or more people to help you out with these rewards, even better.
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Samarth Harsh
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