7 Ways to Get More Done and Still Have Fun
Doing less with more is negligent. Efficiency takes you further than flopping around like a fish on the dock.
Greatness requires joy. More with less sounds fantastic until increasing demands defeat sincerity.
How can you get more done and still love what you do?
7 Ways to Get More Done and Still Have Fun
#1. Eliminate Novelty
Develop routines. Constant freeform drains you. Do the same thing at 6 a.m. every day. Change your workout, not the time.
Routines enable focus. Predictability saves energy.
#2. Surround Yourself with Doers
Organizations need more doers than dreamers. Don’t tell me what you hope to do. Tell me what you’re doing.
Dreamers are like salt. A little goes a long way.
#3. Feel Fear
Don’t ignore your dread of falling short or screwing up. It may not be noble, but it’s a great kick in the pants when people are counting on you.
Don’t count on people who don’t care if they let others down.
#4. Find Quiet
Eliminate distractions during your most productive hours.
Turn off email. Close the door. Focus on what matters now.
#5. Run Your Own Life
Don’t wait for someone to tell you what to do. My head will explode if I hear one more person excuse poor performance with, “I was waiting…”
#6. Feel the Joy
Fear jolts you. Joy pulls you. Enjoy your strengths. Pour energy into energy. If you enjoy checking things off a list, make lists.
I love solving problems and working with ideas. When those two are present, work is delightful.
Edison said, “I never did a day’s work in my life, it was all fun.”
#7. Take a Breather
Insert pauses into your day. Walk. Meditate. Stretch. Put your feet up and your headphones on.
How can you get more done and still have fun?
What would you add to this “how to get more done” list?
Even more: 4 Ways to Do Less and Get More Done Today
Research on the way taking breaks helps you get more done: “Give me a break!” A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of micro-breaks for increasing well-being and performance
And eliminate time-wasters that add no value—like worrying about things beyond your control.
Now if I can just figure out which things are beyond my control expect for people, the weather, the stock market, genetics, time, the past, the future, and the wiring I was born with.
You can’t get more done with less; you can only do less with less. The key is to pick the right things to do and (equally important) the right things to NOT do.
It sounds so simple. 🙂
“Pause” and “Procrastination” often look the same.