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Tips to improve your productivity

Perhaps, recent studies are right and multi-tasking really isn't all that great. These days, everyone I know seems to be completely overwhelmed by the demands at work. This blog gives some very practical advice on how one can work smarter and improve personal productivity. My personal favorites are #1- focus on one item at a time, and #3- breaking up a big project into several finite tasks.  With regards to #3, I find that instead of a very large 100-page report, people are better able to consume information when they are published into a series of shorter documents.

Crazy busy inside the regulatory and legal storm

How is it possible that it's only the end of august and the project managers at work are taking over my October calendar. It feels very strange to have a strong pipeline of engagements when the rest of the economy is still hurting. 

We all need to slow down and give ourselves regular brain breaks

In these days of economic uncertainty, layoffs, and reduced manpower resources, I sometimes feel like I am running in a treadmill. I spend hours taking care of mundane but necessary admin tasks because no one is around to do it anymore-( thanks cost cutting...) This takes away precious time from the actual work one should be doing.  And just when I think that I've caught up in my projects, one or two more come in.

The writer of this HBS article may be on to something. I noticed that after 2 straight days of working very long hours (12-14 hours) on a project, I find that my brain is unable to function on the 3rd day. (or hump day as we all like to call it)

The writer posits, that if we take the time to decompress and give ourselves regular breaks, we might be able to improve our productivity, as well as out analytical and cognitive functions.