It’s easy to get sidetracted looking up the answers to random questions as you think of them. instead, write down your questions and look them up when you’re not working.

   2.       Multitasking

Scientific research found that only 2% of the population is capable of effectively multitasking. The rest of us should focus on one task at a time.

   3.       Actively checking email

Each time you check email you lose up to 25 minutes of work time. Try restricting email checking to a few times a day.

   4.       Moral licensing

Cheating as a reward for sticking with a new habit undermines a lot of people’s plans for self-improvement. Make your goal a part of your identity.

   5.       Putting off your most important woek until later in the day.

People have a limited amount of willpower, and it decreases throughout the day, so it’s best to get your hardest, most important tasks done at the beggining at the day.

   6.       Taking too many meetings

Nothing disrupts the flow of productivity like an unnecessary meeting. Don’t accpt an invitation unless there’s a clear agenda and time limit.

  7.       Sitting all day

The longer we sit, the less alert we become. Try walking and talking 20 to 30 miles a week to dry fresh thinking.

   8.       Hitting the snooze button

The battle with your alarm clock doesn’t give your body any extra restorative sleep, and it drains your finite supply of willpower that you need to ger trough the rest of the day.

   9.       Falling to prioritize

Having to many goals can be extremely unproductive. Pick the things hat are most important; ignore the rest.

   10.   Over-planning

Melticulously planning every hour or the day doesn’t allow fo the unexpected to happen, which can throw a wrench into the entire day. Instead, pkan for five hours or real work daily.

   11.   Under-planning

It’s better to determine what you want your outcome to be and lay out a series of steps to ger there, than to try to come up with your endgame midway through a project.

   12.   Using your phone in bed

Smartphone LED screens give off blue light, which can suppress production of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate the sleep cycle and makes up happier.

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