SUBJECT: Business Productivity Lesson #2 - Timing

Dreaded First

To shoot down procrastination learn to undertake
your most obnoxious task first thing in the
morning rather than detaining it till later in
the day. This little triumph will set the tone
for a really productive day.

Consider why you procrastinate: Are you afraid of
flunking at the task? Are you a perfectionist and
only willing to start working after every little
element is in place? Are you easily disturbed?
Break up a big, hard project into several smaller
pieces. Tackle each piece individually. Set
deadlines for completion.

Attempt assigning yourself modest deadlines ' for
instance, commit to reading a particular number
of pages in the next hour. Work in little blocks
of time rather than in long stretches. Try
working in one - to two hour spurts, letting
yourself have a small break after each stretch.
Do away with distractions or move to a place
where you are able to concentrate. Switch off the
TV, the phone ringer, the radio and anything else
that may keep you from your task.

Apex Cycles Of Productiveness

Identify your apex cycles of productiveness, and
schedule your most crucial jobs for those times.
Work at minor tasks during your non-peak times.

What time of day is your most productive? This
question was posed in a poll. So while there
seems to be no fixed time of day that's the most
productive for everybody, the recent poll of 181
individuals did supply some insights into who
gets the most done when. Here, then, are some
insights into people’s most productive hours.

In the total results, thirty-six percent of those
reviewed said that the morning between nine and
eleven was their most productive hours.

In 2nd place was early morning, when thirty-one
percent of those who answered said their
productivity was at its peak.

The lowest time for productivity was between
twelve and two p.m., with only six percent of
respondents stating this was their most
productive hours. A mere nine percent said the
evening between 7:30 and 10 was their most
generative. “

So what does all this mean to you, and how can
you employ it in your daily life? Here’s the 2
suggestions about how to find and capitalize on
their most productive time of day.

Start by locating your power times. Are you an
early riser who takes on your morning to-do list
with all the zest of a bear eating honey? Maybe
you’re a night owl and zip through your most
urgent projects at 11 p.m.? Either way, knowing
and capitalizing on your natural energy patterns
— your power times — will help you be at your
most productive by utilizing these times to
tackle the projects you find most ambitious. 


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