Process email in your inbox during two daily sessions rather than “checking it” throughout the day.Run all of your errands or do all of your online shopping in one, dedicated, afternoon.Other tasks that you might group together include the following: Same thing happens when you schedule social media posts for an entire week or month of content. They multiply and feed off of one another, so pretty soon that one little idea becomes four. It’s like your ideas start having babies. Something happens when you devote a couple of hours to focused writing. It’s easier, I promise! It sounds crazy, but it’s true. Use the momentum you create from starting a single task to complete other tasks that are similar.įor example, write four article drafts in one sitting rather than doing one a day. You have heard this advice before, but it might be time to revisit it when it comes to your art business. Preferably while sipping a watermelon margarita by the pool. Becoming more efficient just makes you more rushed, and trying to clear the decks simply makes them fill up again faster.” Chew on that for a while. Trying to get more done, adding more to our calendars, isn’t necessarily the best way to spend our time.īurkeman writes, “Productivity is a trap. We’ve been given an average of 4,000 weeks on this big blue marble called Earth, but we act and work like we have infinite amounts of time. His introduction is titled “In the Long Run, We’re All Dead.” Sounds fatalistic, but he speaks the truth. I find myself recommending this book to everyone. I still get caught in that trap.īut my interest in productivity has evolved since reading Oliver Burkeman’s book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals. I used to read everything about the topic that came into view-subscribing to productivity newsletters and investing in more productivity courses.
Before we get deep into productivity tips, I must confess that I am a recovering productivity geek.
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