Seriously, turn off notifications to increase productivity. Here’s an example:
A reader of this very blog emailed me yesterday and said, “I turned off my notifications on my phone and increased productivity by 100%. 🙂 I also separated personal and work email accounts and kept Facebook closed except during designated breaks. I’m feeling pretty good about what I accomplished today. Thank you. 🙂 ”
This brief but hugely inspirational note was written by Heather, owner of Groove On Marketing. She’s not actually isn’t a client of mine but is familiar with my business, including my productivity tips and videos, because we’re part of a marketing mastermind group.
And trust me – Heather isn’t alone in her quest to figure out how to be more productive! Distraction and procrastination have been the theme for August. Earlier this month, my VIP client was struggling with email and Facebook (procrastination-laden-time-suckers, both). And after my speech to 40+ business owners yesterday morning, two different women came up and confessed that they, too, struggle with the trifecta of distractions:
- Facebook and other social media
- Email – on the phone, ipad, laptop, and desktop
- All the accompanying alerts, bings, buzzes and “ghost” notifications
I’m working on a list of the Top 10 ways we unconsciously sabotage our productivity. I’ll share it with you next week.
In the meantime, see if you can identify even ONE area of your routine that is causing you to be wildly unproductive. See if changing just ONE thing can increase your productivity by 50%.
Or go all the way like Heather did and improve your productivity by 100%. Turn off notifications to increase productivity. Just imagine the possibility of you getting more done, knocking items off that To Do list knocked out, and banishing the stress associated with “too much to do and not getting any of it done!”
If you’re not sure where to start, that’s totally ok – I can shed some light on the issue. When you’re ready, simply reply to this email and say so. “Angie, I’m ready.”
I’ll reach out to you and handle the rest.
Sincerely,
Angie