How to Increase Productivity
When I started college, I was not productive at all. I would decide that studying could wait and instead, I should just watch a couple YouTube videos or catch up on a couple episodes of my favorite shows on Netflix. I realized during my Fall midterms that I needed to change. I said to myself that I would change and find a way to increase my productivity. During the Winter term, I was able to increase my productivity. I hope you will put these four tips to use and increase your productivity!
- Use a Planner
I started to use a planner for my Winter term and noticed due dates were written down, I was able to keep myself accountable for what I would do each day. On Sunday of each week, I would plan out which homework assignments I would do each day. I also found that having a task completed and having it checked off was kinda fun.
- Use Airplane Mode
I like to read magazines, and a CEO of an airline wrote he turns on “airplane mode” for his phone when he wants to get work done. If you want to study hard-core, you can turn off wi-fi so you can’t say to yourself “I’m going to only check Facebook for five minutes”. We all know that “five minutes” will turn into half an hour or even more. The constant distractions of social media and the news pull us out of our focused working space and make it harder to be efficient.
- Exercise Before Homework
Studies have shown that exercising before a workout is very beneficial. Exercise improves blood flow to the brain. It doesn’t matter what exercise is done. You could run, swim, lift weights, play basketball, any movement will make your brain ready to do the dreaded reading or whatever is assigned to have done before the next lecture.
- Reward Yourself! 🙂
After I have done my homework for the day, I reward myself. Sometimes the reward is getting Ben & Jerry’s from Grab-n-Go or playing computer games on my Steam account. I also break up my readings by having a mini break after reading a certain number of pages (like 10 pages or finishing one chapter). By rewarding myself, I am able to have fun while getting my work done.
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