Christine Riordan describes 5 effective ways that will help to increase your productivity at work.

1. PRODUCTIVITY AT WORK
5 W A Y S T O I N C R E A S E Y O U R
C H R S I T I N E R I O R D A N

2. When you are consumed with work, it often
feels like there are not enough hours in the
day to accomplish everything on your list. As
you complete one task after the other, it can
feel like you still have a list a mile long.
Rather than worker harder, work smarter. This
blog will walk you through 8 effective
strategies for you to increase your productivity
at work.

3. TRACK AND LIMIT
YOUR TIME
When you take a moment to
write down your schedule
for the day, you may find
giving yourself more work
than what you can
accomplish within the
workday. In all reality, only
about 17 percent of people
can accurately estimate the
passage of time. There are
a variety of time tracking
tools available to help
increase your productivity
and keep you on the right
track.

4. DON’T FORGET TO
TAKE A BREAK
Taking a break during your
work break has been
proven to increase
productivity and
concentration. Research
shows that when giving a
diversion once an hour an
employee has a tendency of
performing better than those
who continually work.
Taking a break lets us take
a moment to recharge and
regain a sense of
motivation.

5. STOP
MULTITASKING
We often think that
multitasking is the key to be
as efficient and effective as
possible. However,
psychologist have found
that doing multiple tasks at
once can actually cause you
to lose productivity. Rather
than multitasking, make it a
habit to completing one task
before moving onto another.

6. IMPLEMENT THE
“TWO-MINUTE
RULE”
While working, implement
the “two-minute rule”. If
there is a task that you
know that you can complete
in two minutes or less,
make the time to
accomplish it immediately.
Completing the task “now”
rather than “later” will take
up less time compared if
you wait to do it.

7. CREATE MICRO-
GOALS
One of the most common
reasons behind
unproductivity is
procrastination. Much of the
time that we procrastinate is
due to feeling defeated by
the large goals we set. To
avoid procrastination, break
your goals down into
several micro-goals. Seeing
yourself make progress little
by little helps to make your
overall goal feel more
attainable.

8. If you are ever at work, feeling frustrated and
stressed, take a minute to step back and think
these tips. These five ways are an effective
way in which you can work smarter, not
harder.