I help junior developers boost their earnings through job changes & promotions. I talk about career tips, tech trends & time management | Web dev pro w/23 years
Hello Reader,
Focus is the biggest asset you have as a web developer.
In order to achieve the most from your day, you’re going to need laser-sharp focus. You get more done when you are focused. You will manage your time more efficiently.
You can get the most out of the day if you plan ahead and pick the most important items. You can get more done and are less likely to get sidetracked. Planning ahead will also help you decrease distractions and feel more in control. You will be able to finish much more than you typically accomplish.
By doing this, you will avoid distractions throughout the day and the temptation to sidetrack your goals.
Unfortunately, many people don’t plan their day. Instead, they waste time and become reactive to events. They frequently miss appointments, are late to meetings, and forget important things.
Even minor interruptions can take you out of the zone and disrupt your train of thought when you are in deep focus and concentration. Every interruption takes time and effort to recover from, which can add up quickly throughout the day. We have so many distractions around us. You can easily get distracted by the phone, email, chat notifications, support tickets, meetings, and social networks.
These distractions can break your focus, slow down progress and result in wasted time and reduced productivity.
Don’t worry; I will explain how you can overcome all these problems!
Let’s dive in,
The focus starts with picking the top two or three things to accomplish that day and then using focusing techniques to achieve those top items. Start by making a holistic to-do list for the day by looking at your office calendar, personal calendar, daily routine activities, task list, and project list.
Prioritize your list and pick the most important items for today.
By determining your intentions upfront, you can decide on things life throws at you during the day. It will be easy to compare your top items with the distraction to determine whether to change your direction or stay with the original plan.
Much more straightforward compared to when you have no priority for the day.
Most people will add too many things to their day. When you have too many things to handle with no priority for the day, you will encounter everything as a priority and constantly get distracted. I used to make this mistake, but recently I changed my strategy to pick the top 3 tasks for the day. Your goal will be to finish two or all three of these tasks.
So be careful and plan your top items.
The next step is to pick a time for your top 3 items and schedule it on your calendar. It will do two things: you get to commit yourself to a task and time; you can visualize your day and things you could accomplish in the available time. Now you have a roadmap for the day that you can follow during the day and compare new items with your plan. Try your best to stick to your schedule and not get distracted.
During the day, make every effort to accomplish your top three items.
To maximize productivity, you need to minimize distractions and interruptions as much as possible and establish strategies to manage them when they occur.
There are several strategies to block distractions and interruptions to help you focus on accomplishing your top items.
Use these techniques to focus on what matters the most and get the most out of your day to achieve your significant goals.
That’s a wrap,
I hope this newsletter will encourage you to take control of your days and create momentum in your life.
By implementing these tips, you can avoid distraction and increase your productivity to get more done in less time. You can change your life one day at a time. I promise you will achieve much more than you think and progress tremendously.
We’re currently going through a series that focuses on building a productivity system to help increase your clarity and overall productivity.
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Vinod
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I help junior developers boost their earnings through job changes & promotions. I talk about career tips, tech trends & time management | Web dev pro w/23 years
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