The 4 Habits of Highly Efficient Professionals for Business Success
By: Anjana Joshi
Tags: Professional Development, Tips, Smart Working, Working From Home

People are often working hard on the wrong things. Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard. - Caterina Fake

Do you often feel like you have so much to do but never find enough time? Have you heard or read all those “Enhance Your Work Productivity” tips and still feel like you are unable to lead a productive life?

If yes, then let me tell you something that will blow up your mind.

According to a recent survey, 40% of professionals reported that their work-life is extremely stressful, among which, 25% consider their jobs as their number one stress in their lives.

Shocking, right?

Yeah.

Now, you must be wondering, then what should I do to achieve a more proactive and productive work life?

Here are some basic productivity tips to regain control of your work life and be an efficient professional.

Habit 1. Plan what are you going to do today

How you plan, organize, concentrate, and handle the performance of tasks are some of the topmost elements that influence your productivity. Besides, your ability to accept, react, and evolve with the changes determines your daily life success. This is why, it is suggested to best visualize your day by creating a list of everything you have to do throughout the day so that you can analyze your performance and pending tasks at the end of the day.

Pro Tip: Add half or at least an extra 20% of the estimated time to your approximate calculation of how long it should take to finish each task.

Habit 2. Open your mail only a couple of times a day

Many of us are used to opening our email all the time to check if we have received an important message or a lead coming by. We are desperate to answer emails right away as we do not want our customers or colleagues let down or go away. Though this seems normal, after analyzing it closely, you will get to know that this is hampering your work productivity badly and you are continually cutting your important tasks. Thereby, it is suggested to check your email only a few times a day.

Pro Tip: Pick a certain time slot throughout the day to check your email, whenever it works best for you.

Habit 3. Take small breaks frequently

When you think you have the least time to rest, then that is the time you need to rest the most. Your work productivity will increase significantly if you take 15–20 minute breaks in every 2 hours between work. Moreover, this will clear your brain, you will feel stress-free, and allow you to focus better.

Pro Tip: The idea is to take these few minutes of rest to stretch, breathe, relax, hydrate, or just not think about anything.

Habit 4. Get rid of distractors

By this, we do not mean that you should isolate yourself completely from the world. This means you should try to block or remove stimuli that might attract your attention when you are busy with something else.

For example, you can wear headphones to cancel out ambient noise, eliminate things you do not need from the table, or work in stable environments where the temperature, light, or noise are not generating interruptions.

Pro Tip: Do not work in front of the TV (unless it is part of your job), keep your mobile aside, and do not check it in every five minutes.

Wrapping Things Up

To be more efficient in your professional life, you need to learn how to blur the things that do not bring you closer to your goal and be more focused. In this article, we have disclosed 4 tips to be more productive and accomplish crucial tasks.

Now it is your turn; to take action and apply what you read and, above all, make it part of your life.