{"id":7365,"date":"2017-01-27T11:28:56","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T11:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/10-productivity-boosters-for-monday-morning-7365\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T04:51:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T04:51:37","slug":"10-productivity-boosters-for-monday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.sg\/career-advice\/10-productivity-boosters-for-monday-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"10 productivity boosters for Monday morning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Start very early in the A.M.<\/strong> \u2013 Wake up earlier than everyone else around you, before your phone starts pinging with a barrage of social media notifications and while there is a sense of calm in the air. Also being a little sleepy usually lowers your inhibitions and gets those creative juices flowing.\n

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  2. Work, take a break, back to work<\/strong> \u2013 Try working for about hour and a half to two hours, while focusing your mind on the work at hand with the utmost concentration you can conjure up. Then take a break for 20 minutes.\n

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  3. Please don\u2019t multitask so much<\/strong> \u2013 It doesn\u2019t work. Try to keep the message checking – email responding – call answering – financial planning juggle to a minimum and do one thing at a time. The wise know they can do more in two focused hours and a day spent distracted.\n

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  4. Go on a walk<\/strong> – It\u2019ll calm your mind and maybe even come up with some great ideas to solve those problems that have been worrying you.\n

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  5. Naps are good too<\/strong> – Your boss won\u2019t like seeing you dozing at work, but a 20 minute nap is said to work wonders too.\n

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  6. Stop your work mid-way, then get back to it<\/strong> – Odd trick this one, but stopping your work mid-way will keep your mind alert and engaged enough to get back to the work as soon as possible and do so with the utmost sense of urgency and enthusiasm.\n

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  7. Work should not be brought home<\/strong> \u2013 Don\u2019t bring your work home. More specifically, create a boundary or a time limit for when you work on your business if you\u2019re doing so at home. The point here is to create a balance between how much time you spend on yourself and family, and how much you give to work.\n

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  8. Make use of all those vacation days<\/strong> – Your office gives you vacation days, take them. It\u2019ll ensure you don\u2019t burn out or have a midlife crisis a decade into your professional life. And if you\u2019re a founder, well, we are sorry you have less vacation days. But do try to tune out and take a few restful days off to rejuvenate yourself.\n

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  9. While you\u2019re at it, find a good hobby too<\/strong> – It will keep your mind engaged and busy even while you\u2019re not working. The great thing about that is your mind is relaxed yet active; those are the times life changing, ground breaking, revolutionary epiphanies hit.Like the time Newton was said to be chilling under a tree and an apple hit him. You know what happened after that.<\/span>\n

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  10. Never wait for people to tell you to rest<\/strong> \u2013 This is very especially for the obsessive compulsive workaholics who can\u2019t switch off. Don\u2019t assume your boss will let you rest if you zoom through your work. If you complete all 20 tasks, you will get 20 more. Work is never ending, so you need to be the best judge of your own capabilities and exhaust limits.By all means work hard, very hard. But when you\u2019re feeling the pressure getting to you always stop for a while before you\u2019re ready to get back to the grind.
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    \nThis list was compiled with the help of the book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less<\/a> by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    This article was first published on BWDisrupt.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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