8 Productivity Methods People Swear By (That You Might Need RN)

Small tasks and interruptions take too much of your time? Often we get distracted by the minutiae... low-priority emails, chatty colleagues, etc.

The timeboxing method holds you accountable by allotting specific time slots for specific work in your daily plan. You'll have to split up your day into blocks of time assigned with specific tasks; like dedicating a block to reading and answering emails instead of interrupting yourself while you're in the middle of writing a proposal or designing something important because your friend sent you a cat video.

There's also a variation called day-theming, which is exactly what it sounds like. It's a simple method, but the different varieties can be layered on top of each other to make it even more effective.

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