Seven Tips for Improving:
A. Your Productivity
B. Your Time Management
C. Multitasking/ Balancing
Tip 1: Whenever possible, work on and complete your least favorite tasks first.
• Most people procrastinate because they really do not wish to work on certain tasks.
• If you work on your least favorite tasks first and when you are fresh, you will always find
the energy later on (when you are more tired) to work on things that interest you.
Tip 2: When faced with a large task, break it up into smaller goals. Then, proceed
to complete each one!
• Question: How would one eat an elephant? Answer: One bite at a time!
• Sometimes it is easy to look at a large amount of work and become paralyzed because
you don't even know where to begin. Break it up into smaller pieces and then start
working on the most important and/or urgent task!
Tip 3: Reward yourself when you reach a milestone or a goal.
Make agreements with yourself that once a certain amount of work is complete that you
will allow yourself time to do something fun and enjoyable (rewards could include:
watching some I-V, playing some video games, talking on the phone to a friend, etc.)
Tip 4: Focus for short periods of time. Then, as your ability to focus improves,
focus for longer and longer periods.
Instead of working in front of the TV', focus on your work without distractions and get
the work done.
You will likely get the work done much more quickly and will then have time to do
something fun (i.e. watching TV) later.
Tip 5: For inspiration and camaraderie, study in a library.
• When you look up from your work and take a "mini" break ' it is sometimes very
energizing to see others that are also hard at work and concentrating.
• Any library may be a good place to get focused on your work and to concentrate on
learning. Examples include the BPL, your school library, the library of a nearby college or
university.
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