Big and small businesses alike are placing an emphasis on the ability of their employees to multi-task. If you’re a freelancer, you probably put yourself under the same pressure. You may even be having trouble sleeping because you’re always thinking about the things you have to get done. When you do fall asleep, you’re only awakened a few hours later by your annoying alarm clock. Sound familiar? Want to put an end to the craziness? Find out how.
The first step of regaining control over your work life is to get enough sleep. Sleeping a full 8 hours a night can sound pretty hard to do, especially when you can be doing so many things besides sleeping, right? Wrong. When you are sleep deprived you’re working at low capacity which means low energy, low productivity, and low creativity.
Going to sleep early may sound quite easy, but everyone who has too many things to do knows just how hard this can be. The temptation to keep working is huge. However, when you understand that you can get more done in less time when you are rested, you’ll probably appreciate the value of a good night’s rest much more.
When you do wake up, make sure you spend some time doing something that requires discipline. This may include jogging, or it may mean jumping on your mongoose mountain bike for a ride. You may not love it, but accomplishing something in the morning will help you feel like you can accomplish anything for the rest of your day. It’s a great motivator.
Once you’ve conquered any single on of your diamondback bikes, you can now turn your attention to your breakfast. You’ll need a healthy breakfast to carry you through your day. Think of your breakfast as the fuel that will carry you through to lunch.
Knowing exactly what you have to do before you sit down to work will help you get your tasks done more effectively. This means creating a must-get-done list. Maybe you need to write an article, edit a proposal, or act on your tattoo fever? Whatever it may be, writing it done and working your way through the list will be helpful.
Once you’ve taken these important steps, its now time to settle into your work mentality. This may mean getting dressed for work, going into your work space and placing a do not disturb sign on the door of your work space. Get into the work zone with no distractions is an ultimate productivity booster.
