Frequently change and adapt the methods I use to be productive.
How productive I am changes substantially throughout the day, but also throughout the month. I think of myself as three colleagues: āMorning Eirinā who is decisive and internally motivated, āAfternoon Eirinā who needs a lot of productivity tools to stay on task, and āEvening Eirinā who enjoys deep work. They all need different tools, systems, and sources of motivation.
Iāll also reliably have some days each month when I feel negative about everything and will have low motivation, self-discipline, and self-confidence. Iāve gotten better at realising when Iām in that mood, which makes it easier to work with it rather than against it. During those days, I need more time to reflect, and will for example do more walking meetings with myself. Change of scenery will have a larger effect on me, and so Iāll for example go to a cafe for a couple of hours to do the most important but boring tasks (usually emails). I also need more words of encouragement, and will look at comments in a complement channel we have on Slack or other positive feedback Iāve received.
Frequently change and adapt the methods I use to be productive.
How productive I am changes substantially throughout the day, but also throughout the month. I think of myself as three colleagues: āMorning Eirinā who is decisive and internally motivated, āAfternoon Eirinā who needs a lot of productivity tools to stay on task, and āEvening Eirinā who enjoys deep work. They all need different tools, systems, and sources of motivation.
Iāll also reliably have some days each month when I feel negative about everything and will have low motivation, self-discipline, and self-confidence. Iāve gotten better at realising when Iām in that mood, which makes it easier to work with it rather than against it. During those days, I need more time to reflect, and will for example do more walking meetings with myself. Change of scenery will have a larger effect on me, and so Iāll for example go to a cafe for a couple of hours to do the most important but boring tasks (usually emails). I also need more words of encouragement, and will look at comments in a complement channel we have on Slack or other positive feedback Iāve received.