easy productivity hacks
If you are a student or employee or business owner, this 90/90/1 the technique will help you achieve more productivity and efficiency in whatever you do.
Initially, this practice might be hard to implement or follow. But, once you follow this 90/90/1 rule for productivity, you can see substantial outcomes and potential from you.
Your early morning hours followed by the usual morning work hours are scientifically said to be a more mental-boosting, energetic, and productive time. This 90/90/1 rule is a morning routine.
During Working-Hours:
Spend Ninety minutes i.e. 3 Hrs. every day towards one particular important work, task, or project you are involved without any kinds of Distractions.
Follow this working style for the next 90 days i.e. Three Months.
To better understand this productivity technique, let’s see it with examples.
Example 1
If you are a student preparing for exams:
Spend ninety minutes every day on subjects/topics that you find difficult.
Read, and take notes.
Work on understanding topics.
Take breaks every 60 minutes.
Be unavailable to anyone.
Follow ‘Tight-Focus’ and ‘Zero-Distraction’.
Example 2
If you are an Employee and have a target or goal to achieve:
Spend 90 minutes every day working towards the task assigned or the goals to be achieved.
Work ninety minutes with Zero-Distractions and Tight Focus.
Take quick little breaks to say 10 minutes for every 60 minutes.
Example 3
If you are an Entrepreneur:
Spend 90 minutes every day towards achieving your goals, working on new designs, implementing new techniques, or anything.
Don’t be disturbed for the next three hours.
Your focus should be on business-improvements and nothing else.
The 90/90/1 rule applies to everyone in every field.
Try following this productivity technique at least a month; you can see a considerable increase in productivity and your efficiency.
1. Good Start:
A good start is the “Early” start.
2. Three Important Tasks:
Identify three important tasks you want to do the prior night. The next day, do them. It’s a good productivity hack.
3. Simple Routines every day:
Good routines guarantee good productivity.
4. Do Most Important/Difficult Tasks Before Lunch:
You will be more productive during morning hours.
5. Prior-Night Plans:
Write down:
What you want to do
Tasks you want to complete
Places you want to go
People you have to meet, etc.
You can easily execute tasks and get productive results.
6. Prioritize your To-Do Lists:
You have two ways here.
Execute difficult tasks first. Carry other tasks next.
Doing easy tasks first to get confidence and fulfillment to carry on the next difficult tasks.
Follow what suits you.
7. Simple To-Do List:
It’s an easy productivity hack. Don’t complicate or overwhelm your to-do lists.
8. Take 'Your' Time:
Have some time for yourself every day. Do things that you like to do! It keeps you active without losing interest.
9. Avoid Multitasking:
Get one work done. Then go to the next.
10. Do what makes you happy:
Productivity boosts with freedom, clarity, and joy in the work you do.
11. Don’t expect perfection all the time:
Give your best. It matters the most.
12. Work on your skills:
Keep improving yourself in your tradecraft.
13. Wellness:
Physical, Mental, and Emotional wellness are foremost to increase productivity. Everything else is secondary.
14. When feel stressed?
Don’t continue with the work. You will end up unproductive when you have a lot going on in your head. Give a pause. Do things that relax you. Resume your work after.
15. What to avoid?
Entire productivity will enhance if you avoid negativities and negative people.