{"id":13657,"date":"2017-05-11T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T08:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/?p=13657"},"modified":"2017-05-25T18:34:14","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:34:14","slug":"productivity-21-smart-ways-entrepreneurs-stay-productive-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hubgets.com\/blog\/productivity-21-smart-ways-entrepreneurs-stay-productive-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Smart Entrepreneur’s List of Productivity Hacks (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Productivity?is a key issue for entrepreneurs.?It has grown as an?issue along with the number of startups. And the knowledge base on productivity is growing. Along with it, so is confusion. There are claims that?the 6-hour workday is optimal. Others put in 60 hours of work every week and go on city breaks in weekends.<\/p>\n

The world is crazy for enhancing productivity. Why? Maybe it’s because we’re so far from where we started. And we cannot reconcile our current success. Or maybe it is standard greed. We want more. And when you want more, you know what to do. Increase productivity. Or maybe we’re scared that in the future 80% of jobs will be lost to AI. It’s still productivity that we’ll be concerned with then.<\/p>\n

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But what works, really? What makes you more productive? We’ll continue our list of productivity hacks<\/a> with 7?more tips?on how to get more work done.<\/p>\n

#8 Wake up before sunrise. Enjoy the silence.<\/h2>\n

It’s easy to find out when the sunrise will occur. There are a dozen calculators online. Adjust your clock and wake up half an hour before. Starting your day like that will boost your productivity because you can plot the day ahead.<\/p>\n

Care to make it more extreme? Wake up at 04:00 every morning for a whole month. Well, try it for a week or two. Try it, it feels like you’ve just doubled your working day. Also, you can link waking up early with better sleep<\/a> and micro-goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The most amazing thing about waking up that early is the silence. And not just the silence around you with everybody still asleep. With the city unclogging to the new day. No, it’s the silence?inside. That incredible focus and clarity you long for. Right there, in the early hours of the morning. Try and pick it up for a while. It’s the entrepreneurial thing to do.<\/p>\n

#9 Do healthy stuff. Exercise more, sleep better.<\/h2>\n

Firstly, understand what happens when you sleep. Secondly, learn to use cycles to enhance your sleep. Lastly, use weekends to deal with sleep debt.<\/p>\n

Exercise boosts your cognitive functions.<\/a>?Firstly, it brings blood to key areas of the brain. Secondly, it takes as little as a walk for you to benefit from exercise. Lastly,?you can get most benefits of all training with?20 of high intensity exercise per day.<\/p>\n

There are so many things you can do to. Just pick your favorite 2. And start doing them. Productivity is a mindset. You need to gear up to be productive. And your gear is the right approach, the right attitude.<\/p>\n

#10 Learn to relax. It keeps you productive.<\/h2>\n

You should learn how to?balance work and life<\/a>. But when you’re at work, take a tiny break every now and then. And use it for a mindfulness exercise. For example, take a few deep breaths. Or go ahead and take a longer break.<\/p>\n

Human focus is a fidgety thing. If you don’t take breaks often enough, you will lose focus. It can get so bad that you don’t even know you’re losing focus. And people find it hard to maintain focus on something. It’s not the task.??A lot of people find it hard to focus on nothing.<\/p>\n

#11 Use a??collaborative teamwork solution.<\/h2>\n

Try a tool that brings together all sorts of instant communication features. From team chat and video calls to file transfer and screen sharing. And even advanced AI that tells you how everybody’s feeling.<\/p>\n