You must agree that feeling accomplished at the end of your workday makes you relaxed and fulfilled. The otherwise leaves you tensed at the thought that you were unable to complete your task for the day even when you started with a plan, a list, a goal and at the end of the day, you find your to-do list is even longer.

That is totally understandable. Being productive at work can be difficult but managing your time in ways that are conducive to your productivity is key. But you might ask, how do I get started?

1. Stop multitasking
According to neuroscience professor Earl K. Miller, “multitasking is not humanly possible.” Take a short run down memory lane, remember how you smiled and said a big YES when an interviewer asked if you can multitask? For a long time now, a lot of employers and team leaders most especially in Nigeria have motivated their employee and colleagues to multitask in order to achieve their set goals faster. But the truth is, multitasking makes you busy doing a lot of things at the same time but leave you achieving nothing at the end of the day. Learn to focus on one task at a time and you would end up completing it faster.

2. Take breaks
We might assume working longer hours would help us get more done, but in reality, it leaves us burned out for the next day. It’s like draining yourself today and expect to have as much energy to work better tomorrow. Studies show that taking regular breaks helps concentration and boosts your mood. Take a five-minute walk around the office, or spend 15 minutes reading something different from work, like an entertainment magazine or a storybook.

3. Break Big Projects into Small Tasks
Sometimes seeing a handful of the big project on our schedule gives us that overwhelming feeling that comes with a deep sigh. You know that feeling right. But if you break it up into smaller tasks, you’ll feel more in control and will be much more productive and in no time the big projects seem less daunting.

4. Take care of the biggest tasks when you’re most alert
A lot of us are guilty of pushing the bigger tasks on our schedule to a later time when we feel we would have enough time to focus on it, but the truth is, by the time we are ready to focus on those big tasks, we are already exhausted from working on the piles of other smaller tasks. Therefore it is advisable to start working on the bigger tasks when we are most motivated to work and more energetic to work.

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