7 Things to Start Being More Productive, Today

Sometimes, working less can actually produce better results.

The key to success is not working hard. It’s working smart.

Here are seven things I stopped doing to become more productive.

1. Stop working overtime and increase your productivity instead.

2. Don’t say “yes” too often

“The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything.”— Warren Buffett

3. Stop doing everything yourself and start letting people help you

4. Stop being a perfectionist


“We found that perfectionism trips up professors on the way to research productivity. The more perfectionistic the professor, the less productive they are,” Dr. Simon Sherry, a psychology professor at Dalhousie University who conducted a study on perfectionism and productivity, told University Affairs. Dr. Sherry found a robust correlation between increased perfectionism and decreased productivity.

Here are some problems associated with being a perfectionist:
- They spend more time than required on a task.
- They procrastinate and wait for the perfect moment. In business, if it is the perfect moment, you are too late.
- They miss the big picture while focusing too much on the small things.

Marketers often wait for the perfect moment. In doing so, they end up missing it.

The perfect moment is NOW.

5. Stop doing repetitive tasks and start automating.

6. Stop guessing and start backing up your decisions with data

7. Stop working, and take some time to do nothing at all.


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