{"id":49022,"date":"2017-08-28T00:05:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T00:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venuenow.com\/blog\/?p=49022"},"modified":"2020-11-14T05:01:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T05:01:43","slug":"5-productivity-hacks-incredibly-busy-people-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venuenow.com\/blog\/5-productivity-hacks-incredibly-busy-people-e\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Productivity Hacks for Incredibly Busy People (YOU)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Feel like you\u2019re just \u201cgetting by\u201d when it comes to work? It\u2019s not a good feeling.<\/p>\n

Instead of feeling accomplished at the end of the day, you feel overwhelmed yet you\u2019ve somehow achieved next to nothing.<\/p>\n

You know that you could\u2019ve done more, finished more tasks, crossed out a few more things off your list, but you didn\u2019t. You couldn\u2019t. You were S-T-U-C-K.<\/p>\n

And while you probably have a few productivity hacks up your sleeve, they\u2019re more of a novelty than a force of habit. No more.<\/p>\n

We can get you sorted with the perfect space, but we also want to set you up with some tried-and-tested productivity hacks that can help you right when you need it.<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the tools.<\/h3>\n

Productivity is all about reaching your goals. And sometimes, you need tools to get there. Here are some of our faves:<\/p>\n

RescueTime<\/i><\/strong>
\nIf you\u2019re an individual who wants to maximise the time you spend online, RescueTime is for you. This time-tracking software records how much time you\u2019ve spent on certain websites, tasks, and applications. <\/h4>\n

It can also block distracting sites for a specific period of time so you can concentrate on work. This is particularly helpful in letting you know how productive (or distracted) you were whilst working online. Bye Bye Facebook.<\/p>\n

Asana<\/i><\/strong>
\nAsana is a must when you\u2019re working collaboratively with a team. Aside from using it to manage projects, Asana is also a good tool for work accountability as it lets you know who did what and for how much time. Nothing like a good ol\u2019 tracking tool to keep you focused and on the straight and narrow. <\/h4>\n

Right, now for the tactics.<\/h3>\n

Jot it all down<\/i><\/strong>
\nYou can use a pen and notebook, Google Keep, Evernote or really any word processing tool you prefer just as long as it allows you to jot down all the info that you need to remember and easily retrieve it when needed. <\/h4>\n

Don\u2019t rely on just memory. With all the things that you have to juggle every day, it\u2019s easy to forget stuff, even the important ones. And once it\u2019s gone, it\u2019s gone. <\/p>\n

Then, there\u2019<\/b>s always the Matrix<\/b>\u2026<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Time Management\/Eisenhower Matrix<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h4>\n

As complicated as it sounds, this matrix is easy to understand and allows you to manage your time more effectively. It helps you distinguish your tasks using these four quadrants:<\/h4>\n

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Image from Wikipedia Commons<\/i><\/p>\n

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As you can see, this matrix breaks your tasks into four categories:<\/p>\n