High-Achiever’s

Guide to
PRODUCTIVITY
Contents
4 INTRODUCTION
6 Mood and mental health importance
8 Interoception - what it is and why it is important

14 PRODUCTIVITY
16 How we define productivity
20 Why bother improving our productivity
22 Most common productivity challenges

24 GENERAL PRODUCTIVITY BOOST IDEAS

26 Flow State
38 Deep work
48 Meditation
52 Breathing
56 Nootropics
62 Turn your stress into success
70 Make movement and exercise part of your daily routines

82 OTHER PRODUCTIVITY METHODS

90 CONCLUSION
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Introduction

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Mood and
mental health
importance
Whether you want to excel at
school, work, or an extracurricular
activity, maintaining a healthy
lifestyle and mood is critical to
your success. This is because
productivity, much like any other
aspect of your life, depends
entirely on your mental health.
If you’re healthy, you’ll pump out
tonnes of work. It will help you
put all your attention into one task
and that is exactly what you need if
you want to stand out among your
peers.
On the other hand, if you don’t
take care of your mental health,
your productivity and output
will decrease dramatically. You’ll
notice yourself procrastinating and
slacking off. Because as long as
you’re anxious and worried about
your work, you won’t be able to
focus and finish any task.
Since even the smallest change in
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your mental state can have huge
impacts, you must work on it if you
want to become a high achiever.
So before getting into ways to
boost productivity, check-in with
yourself and make sure that you’re
in a good headspace. If you’re
aren’t, add any of the following
activities to your daily routine and
you’ll see a drastic improvement in
no time.
Any physical activity can help
improve your mental health. You
can join a gym, set up your own
routine at home, or go for walks.
Additionally, eating healthy food
and integrating stress-reduction
practices into your daily life can
also do wonders for you.
One very important concept
you might not have heard of
is interoception.
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Interoception -
what it is and why
it is important
The concept of interoception is
simple and one of the most crucial
ideas to maintaining your mood
and mental health. It is a sense
or feeling that you get about your
body and its inner workings. For
example, when you see a cute
puppy and feel your heart race
or when you haven’t eaten for a
few hours and feel your stomach
growl, interoception allows you to
experience these moments.
It helps you manage your body,
listen to its signals, and take
action. Having this greater sense
of internal awareness gives
you the ability to manage your
emotions as well.
We often tend to stuff our
emotions and push them away
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as if they don’t exist. But this
practice is counterproductive and
doesn’t uplift us at all. We can
only have a better quality of life
once we are in touch with our own
bodies, emotions, and feelings
and this high-achiever’s guide to
productivity will help you do so.
At its essence, interoception
helps you understand what you
feel at any point in time. It allows
you to comprehend what is
happening within you. And that in
itself is vital to sustaining a healthy
life. Additionally, it boosts your
mood, which is vital in improving
productivity.
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HOW DOES INTEROCEPTION
HELP ME?
In a world of deadlines,
submissions, and never-ending
work, we’re all just trying to keep
up with the fast pace of everyone
around us. However, living such
busy lives means we often forget
the subtle but important body
check - interoception.
Think about it. When was the last
time you stopped, took a breath,
and checked up on yourself? Or
even just asked yourself how you
felt? It’s probably been a while. But
don’t worry, because you’re not
alone; this is the story of millions of
people across the globe.
So now, you must make the effort
of giving in to interoception. See
how you feel, become aware of
your body and how it feels, and
improve the quality of your life.
Because when you start on this
path, you’ll immediately see a
drastic improvement. Everything
from slowing down your breath to
cutting down on stress is possible
with a bit of daily interoception.
More importantly, interoception
declutters your mind, grounds you,
and focuses your attention on your
task, which helps you become
more productive. Taking out just
a few minutes every day will go a
long way in helping you complete
your goals and be a
high achiever.
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HOW CAN I INCREASE
MY BODY AWARENESS?
Step one: stop whatever it is
you’re doing right now. Step two:
collect information about how
you feel at this moment. What is
your body doing right now? Are
you sitting or standing? If so, how
does it feel? How does your back
feel against the chair? Notice how
your feet feel as they touch the
floor. Listen to your heart beating.
Is your breathing fast or slow? Is
your body in pain anywhere and
asking you to change positions, or
are you comfortable?
Take out a few minutes every
day and answer these simple
questions to connect with
yourself physically and mentally.
The simple act will reshape your
physiological health and transform
your state of being. Because
while it may seem small and
inconsequential, these three to
seven minutes among the over
fourteen hundred minutes in a day
will be the most important. They
will impact each one that comes
after it and, in the long run, even
give you an edge over your peers
making you a high achiever.
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Productivity

Over the course of this guide

to productivity, we will do two
things for you. First, we will define
productivity. Second, we will share
tried and tested ways to improve
your productivity. More often than
not, the concept is misconstrued,
thereby rendering any attempts to
achieve or improve it useless.

Note: Productivity isn’t

something we study once; it’s
a continuous practice.

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How we define
productivity

The English language is

complicated. One word often
means more than one thing, and
many words often mean just one
thing. Among the victims of the
resulting confusion is the term
productivity. We use the term
loosely on macro and micro scales,
but what does it really mean?
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When news channels report ‘boosts
in productivity,’ they are referring
to the aggregate output of all
workers in an economic sense. But
when someone says they had a
productive weekend, they’re talking
about themselves and their actions
on an individual level. The macro
interpretation of productivity has
nothing to do with the individual,
and therefore, the individual has very
little control over it.
However, the micro interpretation,
also known as personal productivity,
is 100% under the control of
the individual. And in the 21st
century, where more people work
independently than ever before,
this concept is incredibly important.
The best technical definition of the
concept describes it as “the relevant
output of an individual in a certain
period,” and it has two key terms.
The first part of the definition refers
to “relevant output.” Simply put,
this means working on the right
thing at the right time. You could
be highly productive and have a lot
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of output but have useless results.
For instance, if your actions are
misguided and do not help you
reach the goal you set out to achieve,
your actions will not be considered
productive. Only when you focus on
relevant output will you get the right
things done and improve the quality
of your life.
The second part of the definition
puts a time limit on productivity
measurement because it’s important
to look at your relevant output over
a certain period. Typically, people
prefer monthly reviews; however,
you can pick whatever you think
suits you best. The purpose of
putting a time cap is to ensure that
you aren’t taking too much time
on one task or, alternatively, not
spending
enough time on it. If a job that
should be taking a week is being
dragged on for over a month, you’ll
need to make changes to your
process. At its core, the time limit is
simply accountability.
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If you want to improve any
aspect of your life, you’ll need
to be productive. It is the one
measure that defines your growth
in the economy and subsequent
improvement in the standard of
living. The best explanation of
productivity’s importance we
could find was the video ‘How
The Economic Machine Works’ by
investor and philanthropist Ray
Dalio). In the 30 minute video, Ray
explains how the economy works
and gives advice on how you can
increase your wealth. His most
important piece of advice? “Do
all that you can do to raise your
productivity because, in the long
run, that’s what matters most.”
No matter how you look at it, the
benefits of productivity are clear.
If you do the right work at the
right time, you will get the results
Why bother
needed to improve your standing
in society. To us, that is growth.
However, there are many more
benefits too.
improving our The first of these is innovation.
Fast-paced 21st-century
life comes with the need for
innovation. Advanced technology
productivity means we can increase output,
and so we strive to create
newer and better technology
every day. Therefore, the more
productive we become, the more
we can innovate.
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Another great benefit is self-
confidence. Bernice Milburn Moore
published an article called ‘Self
Confidence For Competence.’ And
she talked about how competency
boosts self-confidence by
explaining the human tendency to
feel better about themselves upon
accomplishing a goal. Everything
from completing a mundane chore
around the house to meeting a
milestone at work can make you
more self-confident. Hence an
increase in productivity allows you
to become more competent and
confident.
Lastly, productivity helps you
engage with your work. If you’re
confident about your abilities,
you’ll want to work more and
do better. This involvement and
passion for your work increases
your work engagement and
contributes to micro and even
macro productivity in some cases.
Over the years, scientists and
researchers have published many
papers on productivity and its
impacts. But you don’t need to
read them; the impacts speak
for themselves. Bump up your
productivity for a while, and you’ll
see your life transform. You’ll
have more energy, a healthier
mind, flourishing interpersonal
relationships, and most
importantly, you’ll be happier.
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Most common
productivity
challenges

DISTRACTIONS On top of the lack of suitable

Now that you know what Where do you work? Workplaces venues, we all also own devices
productivity is and why it’s are inherently distracting. There that demand constant attention.
important, the next step on are tons of people all around From news alerts to social media
your journey is addressing the you making noise, offering you notifications and messages from
biggest obstacles in improving coffee, and trying to engage you in friends, every now and then,
productivity. We’re going over conversation. So that doesn’t seem you open your phone only to be
these before the techniques ideal. Houses are entirely informal sucked in for the next half an hour.
themselves because none of the and have countless distractions. In the modern world, you will be
techniques will stick without Choosing between quality time surrounded by distractions all the
overcoming the following blockers. with family and working is a hard time. And overcoming them is the
And as a high-achiever’s guide to decision, and quite often, the latter first step to being productive.
productivity, going about a task suffers. Where then can you work?
systematically is essential.

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PERSONAL REASONS
You’ll always have personal
demands like relationships, family
gatherings, chores, working out,
etc. The only way to avoid them
is by completely withdrawing
socially and paying someone to
do your groceries. And that is as
absurd an idea as it sounds. So the
only viable solution is that you find
space for these personal demands
within a routine that also allows
for work - if it sounds challenging,
it’s because it is.
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DECISION FATIGUE
3/35,000
Getting exact figures on the
number of decisions you make
in a day is an impossible task.
However, we can make estimates,
and one researcher has put the
number at 35,000. That is a huge
number, and it makes sense.
Within just 24 hours, we make so
many decisions - whether or not
to salt food, when to wake up,
when to sleep, what to wear, who
to talk to, whether to walk around
the coffee table on the right or left,
what commute to use, whether
to commute or walk and even
what spoon to use. Every single
decision you make requires energy.
Even the harmless ones add up
and wear you down. And as the
decisions accumulate, you grow
tired and become more likely to
procrastinate.
Every single challenge listed
above is one many people have
faced. If you can overcome them,
you will become a force to be
reckoned with. Because while
these obstacles are tough to cross,
they are not impossible to defeat.
As long as you have the right tools
and techniques, you can become
productive.
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General
productivity
boost ideas

Boosting your productivity comes
with a range of benefits. But to
get to the pot of gold at the end of
the rainbow, you must overcome
a series of obstacles. We have
five tips, and each is as important
as the next. In isolation, they will
each help you halve the time it
takes to reach milestones. But if
you follow through on all five, you
will transform your relevant output
completely.
As you learn about these
productivity-boosting methods,
here are a few things you should
keep in mind:
Your ultimate goal must be getting
things done. New projects always
take a while to get the hang of, but
they get easier eventually. If you
find that your task still takes the
same time it did when you started
off a month into the project,
you need a change in strategy.
Any productivity method that is
restricting your path there isn’t
worth it - change it.
Also, a method that worked for
you in the past won’t necessarily
work in the present. It might
become a burden to maintain, in
which case you’ll need to adapt
to a more robust system. Always
be flexible and never be afraid
to make a change. Remember
that you’re not married to one
productivity method forever. There
are plenty of other options as
outlined early on.
So try all of these methods. Or
try some of them. Each has been
proven to be effective; however,
you will need to find the perfect
one for you by trial and error.

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You start working, and ten minutes
later, when you look at the clock,
you realize it’s actually been an
hour. Your mind was so completely
absorbed in the work that you
didn’t notice time passing like you
normally do. And the work you’ve
done is done really well.
Flow State
This magical experience is called
the flow state, and if you’ve ever
been through one, you know
that it is the peak of productivity.
During these seemingly liminal
spaces where time either stops
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or moves really fast, you can never
really tell. Still, either way, you work
at an unexpected rate completing
tasks - that usually take forever - in
record time.
What if we told you that you could
induce such moments? What if you
could harness the productivity that
currently only comes to you in spells
if and when it chooses and call upon
it at any time? The flow state is
made up of six parts, and once you
understand them, you can enjoy it at
any time.
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THE SIX
IMPORTANT
COMPONENTS
OF A FLOW
The activity itself
STATE
must be rewarding,

FLOW STATE A distortion of the

Personal control

Intense concentration
on your task

Losing

Being and doing

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In order to achieve a flow
state, you’ll need to meet a few
conditions. First, you must care
about the task. If you’re doing
something you don’t enjoy or feel
passionate about, it’s unlikely that
you’ll ever get absorbed enough
to lose self-consciousness and
warp the reality of time. You need
a certain drive without which flow
state is impossible. The task also
can’t be too easy or too difficult. If
it’s too easy, you’ll be bored, and
if it’s too difficult, you’ll be too
stressed to relax or focus.
Ideally, the activity in question
should be something you’re good
at. And when doing it, you should
care about the journey and not the
destination. Diverting attention
to the end goal won’t help. As an
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athlete, forget the medal and think TIPS AND TRICKS
about the game. Inversely as a public
Alongside the guide above, there
speaker, only think about the words
are a few additional
you’re speaking and not how they’ll
things you can do to get into
be received by the audience.
the flow headspace.
Whatever task you pick, think about
why you want to do it. Pair that
motivation with minimal distractions
and a flow state will come naturally.
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CREATE
A RITUAL
While preparing for your task,
you should set up a ritual. Choose
certain activities and do them
every day before you begin your
work. This can be a yoga
follow-along video, a short walk,
or a cup of tea. It doesn’t matter
what the specific ritual is as long
as you do it every day. It will tell
your brain that you’re about to
start and that it should prepare.
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PICK THE MOST
IMPORTANT TASK
A flow state is a point at which
hard work meets joy and meaning.
So it requires a certain amount of
brainpower. You can’t choose a
simple job and expect to induce a
flow state. Instead, you are more
likely to get into the flow if you
pick a challenging and important
task. However, challenging does
not mean multitasking. If you start
different jobs at once, you will be
unable to focus and never achieve
the flow. Focus on one challenging
task.
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REMOVE INTERRUPTIONS
CHOOSE THE RIGHT TIME Turn off your phone and move out
sleep is the ideal time. However,
Figure out what time of day your of crowded environments. If you’re
some prefer late night hustles.
brain is most active, productive, working on a laptop, try a website
Identify the best time for you and
and creative. For a lot of people, blocker to avoid all notifications
work then. It will help you get the
the morning after a good night’s and allow your mind to lose itself
most output.
in work to achieve the flow state.

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FOUR DIFFERENT
TYPES OF REST
OUTLINED IN THE
BOOK “THE POWER
OF REST: WHY
SLEEP ALONE IS NOT

Mental rest Social rest Spiritual rest Physical rest

(meditation) (spending time (appreciating the beauty (sleep)
with friends) of nature or finding peace
in religion)

A DEEPER DIVE
For a deeper understanding of
what triggers a flow state, you
need to know about the four
different types of rest outlined in
the book “The Power of Rest: Why
Sleep Alone is Not Enough” by
Dr. Matthew Edlund. The author
discusses mental rest (meditation),
social rest (spending time with
friends), spiritual rest (appreciating
the beauty of nature or finding
peace in religion), and physical rest
(sleep) in great detail. The book
does not talk about the flow state,
but we believe it is an essential
supporting source for this high-
achiever’s guide to productivity.
The flow state requires inner
peace. Without it, you won’t be
able to induce the state no matter
how much you try. The four types
of rest in the book ensure that you
have this peace by catering to the
needs of your mind, body, and
spirit. They instill a sense of calm
that you won’t find anywhere else.
Get these four necessities covered,
and you’ll be in an ideal state to
achieve creative flow longer and
more often.

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The second productivity-boosting
method is deep work. To put it
simply, this concept refers to
work done in states of profound
concentration. How do you
achieve such an environment?
Remove all distractions and give
100% to your work. Doing so
helps you improve skills, double or
even triple output, and create new
value. In contrast, shallow work
isn’t demanding, can be completed
while distracted, and, in the big
picture, doesn’t have much value.
Given this comparison, deep work
may sound better for you. But
you need a mix of both to gain
maximum productivity. And for
you to get in the position where
you have control over what kind
of work you’re doing isn’t easy. It
requires effort on your part, but
you’ll become a master in no time
with this guide.
But before getting into the details
Deep work
of how you can start deep work,
we need to clarify a common
misconception. This process isn’t
meant to a bore or something you
dread when thinking about. You’re
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supposed to enjoy it, and that only
happens if you’re super into your
project. Similar to the flow state, if
you try to force yourself into doing
a task you detest, it won’t work.
So always choose a project you’re
genuinely interested in and want
to complete.
Now let’s talk about how you can
start deep work. The process
depends entirely on where
you are. If you’re working in an
office, look for an empty room
or space and isolate yourself to
the largest extent possible. For
example, turn off your phone, put
on headphones, block out time
in your calendar, tell co-workers
not to disturb you, etc. Take every
measure possible to make sure all
your attention is reserved for work.
The specifics will change if you’re
working at home or at a friend’s,
but you get the idea.
The next section is crucial to
effective deep work. These
practices ensure you are making
the most out of the time you’re
allocating to your project.
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BEST DEEP WORK PRACTICES UNDERSTAND HOW YOU
WORK
The first tip to keep working as
a pro is understanding how you
work. Everyone is different and
is best suited to a different depth
philosophy. Identify the one
that fits you and your lifestyle.
The monastic theory calls for
the permanent removal of all
distractions - no phones, emails, or
communication of any sort.
PLAN YOUR TIME
Once you choose your philosophy,
get a pen and paper or a digital
spreadsheet and plan your
days. Think about what time of
day you’re most creative at and
allocate that for your session.
Then divide your other daily tasks
around it.

If you can’t completely isolate,

look into the Bimodal philosophy.
You divide your time between
deep and shallow work periods,
where one period lasts a few
days or weeks. It requires less
commitment than the first option
but is still on the heavy side.

A toned-down version is called

the rhythmic philosophy and is
characterized by small daily doses
of deep work. Then
comes the journalistic philosophy
where you switch to deep work
whenever free time
presents itself.

Unless you’re an academic

professor or writing a book, the
rhythmic philosophy is the
most realistic option, especially
for beginners.

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DECIDE WHAT YOU
WANT TO ACHIEVE
Identify what success means
to you. What milestone do you
need to cross to consider your
day productive? What must you
achieve? Deep working isn’t
just for Nobel prize winners
churning out “profound work.” The
definition of success varies, and
2
you must determine what it means
to you. Then set challenging
deadlines to meet your goal and
commit to it.
Our brains love a good challenge,
and this is the best way to give it
to them. The bigger the challenge,
the more the reward, and you
might just identify where your
workflow can be improved.
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SET UP
RITUALS
Unlike the flow state, you don’t
need a ritual for the time before
you start working. Instead, your
work itself needs to follow a
pattern. Decide where you’ll work
and for how long before you start
your project and follow through on
whatever you decide throughout.
3
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You can change the time period
you work for. Try deep working for
similar blocks of time twice or thrice
a week. You might want to start
with one to two hour segments
a day and then gradually work
your way up to longer and more
frequent stretches.
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BECOME KNOW WHEN TO STOP AND

UNAVAILABLE
Identifying and controlling your
distractions is an essential
part of deep working. And the
biggest distraction these days
is communication. Whether it’s
colleagues at your office, friends
and family at home, or even just
your phone, communication takes
up heaps of time. And once
you’ve lost your focus, getting it
back becomes tougher than the
task itself.
ACTUALLY STOP
The only way to maintain
productivity, in the long run, is if
you set up clear work parameters.
Decide when you’ll start and end
your deep work session and stick
to those guidelines. Additionally,
make sure you end deep work in a
comfortable place so you can pick
up on it without any unnecessary
stress in the next session.

So all communication outside your

deep working space needs to wait
until you’re done with your work.
You’ll need to be ruthless if you
want to reserve all your attention
for the task, and one of the
easiest ways to do so is becoming
unavailable on all platforms. From
muting office communications
to logging out of your email and
deleting social media apps, turn
everything off.

Only once you train yourself to

acknowledge your distractive
tendencies will you be able to make
the most out of deep work. Set up
boundaries for social media activity
and waste as little time as possible.

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ANALYZE YOUR PROGRESS
Did you start and end when you
said you would? Did you meet the
goals you set out to achieve? Or
did you struggle with both? Look
back on your deep work session
and assess it objectively. Track
how you spent your time and keep
a score of how many deep hours
you’ve spent to secret a sense of
progress and productive pressure.
Setting weekly milestones is a
great idea to keep working at
a set rate.
Deep work has the potential to
transform your productivity and
turn you into a high achiever, but
you won’t gain any benefit if you
don’t do it right. So to ensure
you’re getting the most out of it,
review your performance regularly
and make any changes you deem
necessary, such as changing the
time of day or how long you work.
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ENRICH YOUR DOWNTIME
Balance out long stretches of
deep work with relaxation. Make
an active effort to get more
from your downtime, opting for
quality, engaging experiences
over mindless web browsing. If
your downtime is rewarding, you’ll
stop seeing it as a distraction,
and instead, it’ll be a necessary
relaxation period.
Whatever activity you pick, ensure
it’s something you enjoy and be
fully in the moment while doing it.
It’ll make you calmer and restore
energy, which will give you an
edge when deep working.
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Meditation

Doing nothing for just

10-20 minutes a day can do
wonders for your productivity.
And meditation is the best kind of
nothing. It refreshes you, helps you
acknowledge and understand your
surroundings, cope with stress,
and enhances communication. It’s
used by actors, artists, professors,
engineers, and innovators
24 hours
as a gateway to creativity
and productivity.
10 minutes

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Among the challenges to
productivity we talked about
before in this guide to productivity,
stress and lack of focus stand out
as huge obstacles. They increase
the amount of time you spend on
one task and reduce its quality
by a mile. But meditation can fix
this. It increases focus by tuning
out distractions and releases
stress throughout your body. With
regular practice, you save vital
time that can be spent on working
harder and better.
A daily dose of meditation also
energizes you, which ensures that
you don’t fall victim to fatigue or
get tired easily. If done right, this
practice can substitute exercise
routines that you don’t have the
time or energy for. It also improves
body awareness and interoception,
which you
already know are great for
enhancing productivity.
Mindfulness is an essential
element of meditation and can
help you achieve wonders. You’ll
learn to detox and let go of non-
essential things. With less time
spent on time-wasting
activities, you can clear up more
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time on your calendar for deep
work sessions and hence
increase productivity.
Meditation promotes inner peace,
which helps you in two ways.
First, you’ll be clear-headed and
have fewer distractions. Your mind
won’t run off in different directions
as soon as you start working like
it typically would. Instead, it’ll be
able to focus on one task. Second,
this peace increases happiness
and, in turn, motivation. In a
world where you feel good about
yourself, you’re likely to be more
confident and believe in yourself.
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These values translate to motivation
and productivity.
Lastly, meditation is a thought-
provoking activity. So if done
regularly, it can help you gain
fresh perspectives on life and the
activities you need to
devote yourself to; new
perspectives aid in problem-solving
and reduce stress even further
because you come to see that there
are options.
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Breathing

When working on a project, it’s

easy to get absorbed in work and
forget to breathe. It happens to
the best of us because it’s tough
to focus on anything else when
you’re stressed. These situations
have two characteristics: shallow
breathing and short gasps. Both
affect your efficiency, how much
you enjoy your task, and hence,
your productivity. Our third
productivity-boosting method
deals with these exact situations.

Breathing techniques help you

gain control of your body and
ground you. They keep you
focused and peaceful while
working. Hence, they are an
essential ingredient to improve
your work output. We’ve tried
various routines, and three
stand out.

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BREATHE THROUGH THE
URGE
You’ve probably heard people
saying “resist the urge to leave
your work” or “push through and
continue working.” While these are
great ideas, it’s easier said than
done. And practical advice on how
to do it doesn’t come very often.
So we’re going to give it to you.
The urge to leave your work
is called procrastination, and
typically, it goes hand in hand
with uncomfortable thoughts
and emotions, such as anger and
anxiety. So to avoid facing these
emotions, we leave whatever
project we’re working on for a
more enjoyable activity. But doing
so cuts down on productivity and
work output.
We’ve found that what you need
in these situations is grounding.
Instead of turning away from your
task and playing video games or
messaging a friend, stay focused
on what you’re doing. Take full and
deep breaths until the need to get
up and leave goes away. Does it
sound simple? That’s because it is.
If you start to feel anxious when
you’re working, just
breathe slowly and deeply until the
anxiety dissipates.
The science behind breathing
during periods of discomfort
has been explored by Dr.
Miriam Adahan. As a clinical
psychotherapist specializing in
helping people heal, she has
critical insight into the various
methods that can put you on the
road to bettering yourself. In one
of her many books, she writes,
“when you keep breathing calmly
or moving purposefully, your
muscles will teach your brain that
there is no real danger.”
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FOCUS ON YOUR BREATHING
Concentrating on your breathing
keeps your mind from drifting away
and ensures you stay grounded
in reality. Zen mediators use it to
meditate, but it also works great
for people trying to focus on their
work; it is a great tool to deal with
distraction. When you are actively
thinking about your breathing, you
bring your attention back to the
here and now and to whatever task
you’re doing.
Meditation teachers trace
the efficiency of this method
to a concept quite similar to
interoception. Whenever you
focus your attention on what’s
happening to your bodies, your
awareness will automatically
settle into the present. Think
about it - if we ask you to count
your breaths, you probably won’t
start thinking about the upcoming
football game, a cool comeback
to the snarky remark your co-
worker made, or what outfit
you’re wearing tomorrow. When
your mind is focussed entirely
on the now, memories, worries,
and anticipations all fade into the
background.
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NOTICE HOW YOU RESTRICT
YOUR BREATHING
If you ever feel tense when
working, notice how you’re
breathing immediately. More
often than not, you’ll be breathing
shallowly and rapidly. Take a
moment and unclench your
muscles, lean back into your chair,
and de-stress. If you do
this activity regularly, you’ll realize
that you’re often hardly breathing
at all. And it’s hardly your fault -
work environments are stressful
and demanding.
This breathing technique calls
for you to check in on your body
periodically so you can slow and
deepen your breaths as necessary.
Working will become easier and
more fulfilling if you’re breathing
right. Not doing so will lead to
your body tensing up, worrying,
and even in physical pain at times.
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Nootropics
We’ve said it before and will say it
again: productivity is inseparable
from focus. If your focus slips,
the quality of your work slips,
and productivity goes down the
drain. And so the primary goal of
flow state, deep work, meditation,
and breathing is increasing it to
whatever length possible.
What makes nootropics special?
They go a step further than
these methods and question the
limitations of what is possible.
While each technique will
dramatically boost productivity
levels, they can’t help you avoid
losing energy and tiring. You will
eventually drain yourself - these
methods can’t stop it. But that’s
where Nootropics stand out; they
help you stay alert and maintain
your momentum for longer
without losing your flow at the
end of the day. They extend your
periods of creativity and
take you the extra mile, which
makes them crucial in times when
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you have challenging tasks or tight
deadlines.
Taking nootropics locks in
razor-sharp focus throughout
long office hours by boosting
cognitive power, which helps you
maximize your creativity, problem-
solving, and critical thinking
skills. Consequently, you’ll notice
that you turn out top quality
work every time you sit down
at your desk whenever you use
nootropics. When taken as part
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of a balanced diet and healthy
lifestyle, the natural yet potent
adaptogens inside personalized
nootropics stacks have the power
to dramatically enhance both your
concentration and your chances of
success.
There are quite a few nutraceuticals
that you can use to improve focus
and hence productivity. By going
through each, you’ll be able to pick
the one best suited to stop your
mind from wandering.
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L-THEANINE(GREEN TEA)
Green tea is promoted as a
healthy drink for people of all
ages. But did you know it is a
natural source of L-Theanine? Its
neuroprotective effects - restoring
and regenerating nerve cells -
give your mind an extra push
whenever you take it. Studies
have shown that this amino acid
enhances your ability to think and
process information, improves
sleep, and relaxes anxiety patients.
Additionally, up to 5% of the
weight of green tea is just caffeine,
which has been proven, through
various studies and experiments,
to improve mood, alertness, and
cognition.
The psychopharmacologist
Andrew Scholey once said that tea
is calming but alerting at the same
time, and that is the best way to
describe the impact of green tea.
The calming effect helps ground
you in the face of tough work,
whereas the alerting effect helps
keep you active and energetic.
Both contribute to increasing
your productivity and helping you
achieve your full potential. Hence,
green tea is an all-rounder and one
of the best nootropics available.
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GUARANA
Guarana is an extract found in the
Paullinia cupana, a caffeine-rich
plant native to the Amazon. People
from the region have used it as an
energy booster for decades, and
recently, it has become a popular
ingredient for energy drinks. In
addition to the high concentration
of coffee, Guarana also modifies
cognitive function similar to the
L-Theanine in green tea. Anyone
who consumes the extract
becomes more alert and attentive.
To fully explore the extent of
Guarana’s influence, researchers
have conducted studies exploring
their subject’s performance on
cognitive tests relating to memory
and attention, and the results
are mind blowing. Participants
performed much better with
it than without, which shows
that Guarana can, in extension,
increase focus and productivity.
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These benefits are linked to
two things: first, high caffeine
content, and second, compounds
like saponins, polyphenols, and
methylxanthines. All you need
to know about the latter is that
they will do wonders for cognitive
function as soon as you take them.
Think about them as caffeine but
much stronger.
The hit of stimulant and attention
focusing ingredients will make
sure you stay sharp throughout
your project and see it through.
Even if you have multiple
challenging tasks in one day,
Guarana will help you get through
them all.
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PANAX GINSENG
For centuries, traditional Korean
and Chinese medicines have used
Panax ginseng to treat several
ailments. However, the secret is
out; we know about it, and now,
so do you. The potent cognitive
aid can significantly improve
your ability to focus, and it is the
ideal Nootropic for determined
yet unfocused workers. Research
shows that Panax ginseng has
anti-fatigue effects, and scientists
have hypothesized that this
characteristic is why it benefits
cognitive function.
It doesn’t just improve mental
performance and focus, though.
It goes a step ahead and boosts
memory too, which gives you
an edge over peers when increasing
productivity.
If Panax ginseng is used regularly, it
delivers a steady dose of energy that
doesn’t come close to running out until
the end of the day. You don’t need to
take this Nootropic immediately before
you start your task. Instead, if you
take it at the start of the day, you can
be sure that you’ll be able to work at
maximum productivity anytime during
the day. The number of hours you put
in or the difficulty of the task won’t tire
you out like they typically would.
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RHODIOLA ROSEA
You might not have heard of
Rhodiola Rosea, but chances
are you do know about it. Most
people call this mountain herb
roseroot, arctic root, or golden root
- these are more popular names.
Continuing on our journey across
the globe, this Nootropic can be
found in Russia and Scandinavia,
where it is used to treat anxiety.
Studies have compared Rhodiola
to antidepressant medication
to test its properties. They used
Zoloft and found that it had many
similar properties - the Nootropic
does, in fact, help you with
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depression. Additionally, the study
found that it has fewer side effects
making it more tolerable.
You might be thinking, “why is
this relevant to me?” If you want
to become a high achiever and
increase your relevant output,
you need to ensure your mind
is in good health. Dealing with
common illnesses and limitations
to creativity, such as anxiety in
depression, will go a long way.
Also, procrastination - a common
hindrance to success - often brings
negative emotions with it that need
to be dealt with head-on.
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Passionately setting a goal is easy,

but seeing it through is always
tricky. Feelings of stress and
anxiety don’t take long to surface,
and once they do, only a select
few people have what it takes to
get through it.

And with this method, you can

become one of those people.

You can convert your anxiety into

focus and your procrastination
into productivity by learning a few
steps that are a vital component in

Turn your stress the equation of success. Because

while progress and achievement
are subjective to the person in
question, there are a few general

into success
factors that everyone needs to set
their base upon.

And figuring out how this

conversion works is one of
those elements.
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COVET SUCCESS GOOD VS. BAD STRESS
The first step is developing a deep Sometimes stress is good for
want for completing your goal. If you. It can push you into staying
your passion is hollow or shallow, at work a bit longer to reach a
negative emotions will wear you milestone or study harder to do
down immediately. The only way well in a test. And psychologists
for you to make it through these refer to it as ‘eustress;’ ‘eu’ is a
hurdles is to have a true desire to Greek prefix that means ‘good.’
obtain your goal.
How does this help you? Good
If you really want to complete a stress gives you the strength
task, your mind gains the strength necessary to push through
to persevere. However, if the obstacles on the road to becoming
opposite is true, and you don’t a high achiever, something most
covet success at the deepest level, people don’t have. For example,
pushing through these emotions it’s the emotion you’d feel when
will, at some level, seem futile. And starting a challenging task and
you won’t be able to do it. realizing you have a lot of work
ahead of you.
So make sure you’re fuelled by
passion, committed, and It arms you with the will power
on-purpose before beginning to finish your work and holds you
your journey. accountable if you slack off. But
increasing productivity is just the
tip of the iceberg when it comes to
benefits.
Bad stress, on the other hand,
does the total opposite. It takes
away your control over life,
pushes you into a bad headspace,
removes your passion for work,
and reduces productivity. If not
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confronted, this emotion can
even become debilitating and
completely ruin your chances
at success.
How then do you avoid the latter?
Use interoception and figure out
what’s going on inside your body.
If you believe that the stress you
feel is hurting you more than
it’s benefiting you, you need to
confront those emotions. You
can not hide from your feelings;
doing so will set you down a self-
destructive path. And any high
achiever will tell you that that is
not where you want to be.
You won’t be able to build
yourself up, secure your future,
or be productive if bad stress is
constantly pulling you down.
If your interoception sessions are
telling you that the stress you’re
facing is hurting you, you’ll need
to use meditation methods and
breathing techniques outlined
above. However, if the opposite is
true, congratulations, you’re on the
way to achieving your goals.
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SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH SUCCESS STORIES
Once you know that completing
your goal is important to you and
if your stress is good or bad, you
can take the next step: surround
yourself with high achievers.
Place yourself among people that
have achieved the goals you’ve
set out to reach. Doing so will
help ground the reality of your
aims and remind you that they
can be executed. This is important
because a large part of your
stress probably comes from the
fear that you might not be able to
reach the finish line. Knowing that
other people have already done it
can push you to believe that you
can too.
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Think about your goal as bungee
jumping. You’re more likely to
make the leap if the people around
you have done it and are clearly
enjoying it. So surround yourself
with the people you aspire to be
and let their energy rub off on you.
An additional benefit of this
activity is that you get to ask
loads of questions. Not only will
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the answers guide you, but they’ll
relieve a lot of your stress. You’ll
be able to clarify things you’re
confused about and get to your
end goal quicker than you would
have otherwise - similar to what
this high-achiever’s guide to
productivity is doing for you.
Step three gets several birds
with one stone, and it’s vital to
your success.
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IDENTIFY THE AVOID THE

UNCONTROLLABLE
Everything about your past is
unchangeable. It’s history. Any
decision you made that has
hindered your progress, any
contact you lost who could have
given you the resources you
need to complete a task, or
anything similar is set in stone.
Reminiscing only wastes precious
time and energy and decreases
your productivity.
Focus your attention on the future
and the things you can change.
For instance, you can control your
thoughts and the actions you take
right now. Concentrate on them,
and you will see a huge increase in
your productivity.
UNACCEPTABLE
The last thing you need to do to
convert your stress into success
is removing yourself from toxic
situations. Identify intolerable
behavior, people, and environment,
and go out of your way to get
away from them.
Becoming productive requires
zen - you need peace, focus,
and a clear mind. Anything and
everything getting in your way
needs to be eliminated. If not,
you won’t be able to get the
relevant output needed to become
remarkable.

If you spend time on things you

can’t impact, you’ll be wasting
time. But focusing on the things
you can change will help you
complete tasks and move closer to
success.

Go back to the definition of

productivity and read it again.
You want ‘relevant output,’ not
just any output. Accepting the
unchangeable and improving the
changeable is the only way you
will get there.

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Make movement
and exercise
part of your
daily routines
We mentioned that physical
exercise helps maintain a good
mood and a healthy mind.
However, did you know that it also
drastically improves
your productivity?
The science behind the concept
is simple. As your heart rate goes
up, your heart pumps more blood
to the muscles in your body,
especially the brain. This exposes
your mind to more oxygen and
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protein, which keeps your neurons
(the building blocks of the brain)
healthy. You also promote the
growth of new neurons.
Additionally, you trigger dopamine
and endorphin hormone releases
when you exercise. These
happiness hormones boost your
mood and reduce stress. And since
both are integral to improving
productivity, exercising is vital to
your success.
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HOW DOES EXERCISING
IMPROVE MY PRODUCTIVITY?
IMPROVES CONCENTRATION
Many studies have shown that
30 minutes of regular aerobic
exercise improves attention spans.
But what does this mean for you?
As someone looking to improve
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24 hours 30 minutes
An increased attention span wasted. And in the overall
their productivity levels, you want to picture, doing this non-work
helps you do both.
increase the time spent on achieving activity will help you do
relevant output and decrease time more work-related activities,
Spending 30 minutes a day
spent procrastinating or time lost due therefore, increasing your
will help you save a lot of time
to lack of focus. productivity.
that you would have otherwise
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BOOSTS MEMORY
The hippocampus is the part of
your brain that controls memory,
learning, and other related
functions. As you exercise,
it becomes fitter and retains
information more easily. This is
why some people study while
walking or pacing. German
scientists have recently proved
the existence of this benefit by
carrying out a study where they
analyzed their subjects’ language
learning ability while walking or
cycling compared to sitting.
Their results were fascinating and
showed that exercising boosts
memory dramatically. This is
relevant to you because if you
can learn things faster and
remember more concepts, you will
increase the amount of work you
can complete.
For instance, if you are writing a
report, you’ll finish quicker if you
don’t have to go back and re-
check facts and theories every
few minutes. You’ll also remember
what tasks you have to complete
and always stay on top of things.
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ENHANCES CREATIVITY
Psychologists in the United States
have found that walking in a park
or on a treadmill boosts divergent
thinking. This refers to creative
thought responsible for coming up
with innovative ideas.
Improving this brain function will
help you work smarter. Because
when you face an obstacle, you
will be responsible for generating
solutions. And creative solutions
are better for you because you
want to overcome it in the best
and fastest way.
Exercise also enhances creativity
because it helps you sleep better.
When you exert yourself during
the day, you use up your energy
and sleep well at night. A good
night’s rest gives your brain extra
juice and improves brain function.
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THE BEST EXERCISES WALKING A collaboration between sports

and psychology experts from
To get the best results, and Simply walking regularly can the UK showed that a 30
become the most productive, improve your creativity. Stanford minute walk during lunch helps
use one of the following types University researchers conducted you fight fatigue and charges
of exercise. Each has been various experiments related you up for the rest of the day. It
scientifically proven to improve to this and found that some of makes you alert, less stressed
brain function relevant to helping their participants improved brain and puts you in the ideal
you focus and complete goals. function by up to 81% by walking. position to pump out work.

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LOW-INTENSITY AEROBICS
Did you know that you don’t need
to do high-intensity aerobics and
get all sweaty to be healthy? In
fact, the opposite is better for you,
especially if your goal is increasing
productivity. The former is great
for losing weight, but that isn’t
your end goal. The fatigue that
comes along with this weight loss
decreases your concentration and
reduces the amount of work you
can finish.
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STRENGTH TRAINING
Resistance training increases
your brain function and puts you
in the ideal position to become
productive. Sign up at a gym
or buy a couple of weights, an
exercise mat, and a follow-along
video to exercise at home.
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EXTRA TIPS
The American College of Sports
Medicine says that you should
exercise for at least 10 minutes
in every set. Additionally, it is
recommended that you work out
for 30 minutes five days a week to
achieve optimum results.
Your end goal is improving
productivity, and the only way you
will achieve it via exercise is if you
commit yourself to this activity. If
not, you won’t see any impact. Be
consistent, and your mood and
energy will fly through the roof.
Pick an exercise you enjoy. Since
you will need to be regular, doing
resistance training if you hate
lifting weights or doing yoga if
you can’t sit still isn’t sustainable.
You’re more likely to stick to your
schedule if it’s something you look
forward to rather than an activity
that feels like a chore.
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Timing your exercise right is also
really important. You’re going to
be working hard throughout your
day, and dealing with the common
productivity challenges is going to
be tough. This means that you’ll
be tired at the end of the day and
exercising then won’t help you.
Try fitting it in in the morning or
at lunchtime. These are the ideal
periods to boost brain function
and output.
Lastly, always exercise before an
important meeting or test. For
instance, taking out time for a
quick walk before a conference will
make you sharper. Also, extend
this principle to big work crunches,
which means, if you have a big
deadline in the evening and see
yourself working consistently for
a few hours, exercise before you
start, and you’ll do better.
5 days a week with
30 minutes work out
2 days of rest
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Other productivity
methods

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The Pomodoro method is a
popular time management
method. Its wide use is attributed
to the many benefits it brings; for
example, it helps power through
distractions, hyper-focus, and
get things done in short bursts.
How? You take many short breaks.
And if you have a busy job where
you’re expected to produce large
quantities of work, Pomodoro is a
great strategy for you.
Breaking it down to the simplest
explanation - take five minutes
breaks after working for twenty-
five minutes. You might think this
strategy wastes time and cuts
down on your productivity, but
that isn’t the case at all.
The Pomodoro
Evolutionary biology proves that
our brains can’t focus on one task
for long periods. They need to be
in a constant state of alertness,
method
and diverting all your attention
to one project comes at the cost
of awareness. For example, flow
states are characterized by a
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certain degree of loss of self-
consciousness, which is why they
only last for about an hour before
the brain puts a stop to it.
How then can you maintain focus
while accommodating your body’s
survival instincts? Choose a task,
set up a 25 minutes timer, work
on the task until the timer rings,
take a short break, and then start
over. After every four cycles, take
a longer break. During the 25
minutes, you need to concentrate
on your work completely. Use flow
state, deep work, or any of the
productivity methods we’ve given
you. If you’re still distracted, try a
breathing technique to gain control
and ground yourself and continue
working.
You can choose the time for the
long break; anywhere between
15 and 30 minutes will give you
enough time to regain energy and
focus. If necessary, you can use
these breaks to grab a coffee or
refill your water bottle.
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Time Blocking
The last productivity-boosting
technique we’re giving you in
this high-achiever’s guide to
productivity is time blocking. All
you need for this exercise is a
calendar and 10 minutes. You use
your calendar and allocate time
for your most important tasks.
During that time, you only work
on the one thing you’ve decided is
essential. Your calendar will lead
the way, and you won’t waste
time thinking about what you
have to do next.
More than just a productivity tool,
time blocking is self-awareness
and discipline. It is the ability to
pre-plan your day and then follow
through on your decisions.
Time blocking is only efficient if
you streamline the process. And
the easiest way to do so is to take
out 10 minutes every evening
to plan your next day. Making
time blocking part of your list
of essential tasks will keep you
accountable and keep you on track
to achieving the most out
of your day.
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Most digital calendars come with
recurring tasks, and these help
with time blocking. You can use
them to schedule tasks you’re
supposed to do every day. For
example, you can take out two
hours on Mondays and Thursdays
to write or half an hour Monday
through Saturday for exercise.
The most important tip for time
blocking is knowing your limits.
Don’t over-schedule because
you’ll never follow through. And
if you associate this activity with
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failure or constant compensations
and catching up, you’ll never enjoy
it, and time blocking won’t work.
Realistically, you can’t work ten
hours straight, and you shouldn’t try
to push yourself to do so. Even in
the unlikely situation where you over
schedule and complete the tasks,
you’ll burn out. It simply won’t work
in the long term.
In fact, always schedule more time
than you think you need. Leave
cushions and room for breaks
throughout your day. Also, remember
to leave time for food, showering,
chores, etc.
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Other tips
If you’re trying to become
productive, don’t multitask. While
movies and advertisements will
always push the narrative that you
need to do many things at once
to be productive and achieve the
most out of your day, this simply
isn’t true. Study after study shows
that successful people don’t
multitask; they do the opposite.
They focus on a single task with
extreme intensity (deep work
or flow state) and ignore the
temptation (overcoming obstacles)
to do anything else.
Prioritize your tasks and do them
one by one in order of importance
and time sensitivity. You’ll get
more done if you’re not being
pulled in five different directions
and only have one thing to do.
Your mind will be clearer, and
since you’re focussing on a single
task, you’ll only worry about it
instead of a plethora of projects.
Another essential tip is doing the
most dreaded task first. Whether
it’s high school and you’re
prioritizing the easy trigonometry
chapter over differentiation
questions, or you’re at work and
putting the research work before
the tedious report, you’ll always
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be at a disadvantage. You need
to push through (use breathing
techniques and meditation) and
get the dreadful tasks done.
As long as it hangs over your
head, you’ll be distracted by
the stress it causes. You’ll be
racked with guilt and will never
focus on the task at hand. This
hurts your mental health and the
quality of the work you are doing.
Additionally, you’ll complete less
work at the same time compared
to when you do the stressful task
first because only the latter allows
you to focus.
The last tip we’ll give you is to
use batch processes. If you have
repetitive tasks every day, block
them together. Think about it, and
you’ll realize you have at least
one of the following: answering
emails, returning calls, data entry,
or reviewing reports, instead
of interrupting other tasks and
ruining your flow to answer on
email here and then one twenty
minutes later, separate time and
use this period to do it. According
to your needs, you can set two,
three, or four times a day to check
and reply to emails. Return calls at
1200 and then at 1600.
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Conclusion

High-achiever’s guide to productivity Conclusion

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Building a successful business,
climbing up the career ladder, or
studying for a degree, requires
dedication, tenacity, and – above
all – unwavering focus and
maximum productivity. But how
do you get these seemingly
unachievable qualities?
First, you need self-awareness,
and the only way forward is
interoception - check in with
your body periodically. Second,
acknowledge all the obstacles
in your path to focussing and
achieving productivity. Lastly, find
the right productivity-boosting
method(s) for you. This high-
achiever’s guide to productivity
covers all three steps to the
process and is the only resource
you’ll need for
the journey.
We’ve covered the basics of
interoception and broken it down
into a simple, easy-to-understand
concept for you in this guide. As
for the second step, there are quite
a few challenges in the modern
world. From decision fatigue
to distractions and personal
reasons, several factors lead to
procrastination and loss
of focus. You must deal with
them and find solutions that
mitigate their harm to the largest
degree possible if you want
relevant output.
If you identify your primary
challenge as distractions because
of loud coworkers, you have to
find another location to work.
Move your cubicle or office, work
from home when you have tight
deadlines, or buy headphones.
Your solution will depend on your
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specific situation, but this step
will help you find one quickly and
put you on the path to becoming
a high achiever.
The last step is by far the most
important one on your journey;
however, it entirely depends
on the success of the first two,
so you can’t skip them. General
productivity-boosting methods
include the flow state, deep work,
meditation, breathing, nootropics,
turning stress into success,
and exercise. Each one adds a
different dimension to your search
for productivity. And you should
give each one a try since you’ll
never know which one helps you
the most without testing them
out.
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While you choose a general
productivity method, use the
other productivity tips: Pomodoro
Method and Time Blocking to set
up efficient, streamlined systems
for your work. These will establish
order to your project and give you
a plan, which goes a long way in
avoiding stress, maintaining focus,
and finishing goals.
If you can complete all three steps,
you’ll see your output transform
right in front of you. We believe you
can reach your peak performance
and become a high achiever; you
should too. Once you get there,
you need to remain flexible with
the productivity method you use
to maintain your performance and
growth. Doing so will carve your
position as the best among your
peers into stone and turn you into a
force to be reckoned with.
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