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<\/a><\/p>\nLike many people out there, I have to say that motivation is not magic. It\u2019s not just something that you can instantly turn on.<\/p>\n
No. There is no shortcut to it.<\/p>\n
It requires constant work and an ability to make yourself understand the importance of a certain task or activity that\u2019s ahead of you.<\/p>\n
If you, like myself, work at an office, you know that there are many things there that tend to steal your attention, especially when you have to do things that you don\u2019t like doing.<\/p>\n
You know you have to finish your work, but you just can\u2019t make yourself focus. Suddenly everything around you starts to feel more interesting.<\/p>\n
You keep checking your phone over and over again, browsing the internet and searching for stuff that you don\u2019t need, but suddenly you can\u2019t stop thinking about.<\/p>\n
And what happens then? You realize that you spent your entire day goofing around, and you\u2019re still left with work you need to finish until tomorrow.<\/p>\n
After years of procrastinating and trying out different advises and techniques on how to snap out of this time sucking zone, I have finally found a couple of trick and exercises that get me right back on track.<\/p>\n Although I\u2019m still not productive all the time, \u2018cause that\u2019s impossible, I have found a way on how to pick myself up when I start to wonder off. Here are four tricks that I use to jump-start my productivity:<\/p>\n When I\u2019m in a rut, I like to think more what I\u2019m accomplishing, instead of what I\u2019m actually currently doing.<\/p>\n For example: I really hate working with Excel. I find it boring. I don\u2019t like inserting number, after number, after number – It\u2019s boring.<\/p>\n But, what I like to do now, is to give this tiring task a higher purpose.<\/p>\n Now, when I open Excel, I visualize that I\u2019m doing important data work for the company, which will give us a more detailed look on how we\u2019re performing, and what we need to do in order to make more money.<\/p>\n This change of perspective helps me push on through. I helps me understand why doing something that so mechanical, is of great value for the company.<\/p>\n It really helps me understand how doing certain boring tasks will make my life better.<\/p>\n What I like to do now is reward myself when I finish something that I don\u2019t actually like doing. No matter if I\u2019m doing paper work, writing or creating something, going to get groceries, doing errands for your boss or throwing out the trash – I treat myself to something nice, like a piece of candy, or a beer, it doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n I know this looks a bit far fetched, but it actually works.<\/p>\n When I\u2019m doing some of these above mentioned tasks, I think about what\u2019s waiting for me at the finish line.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t about dragging a huge bag of garbage down the street, I think about that cupcake that I\u2019m going to devour like an anaconda the moment I step into the flat.<\/p>\n By doing this, I\u2019ve added a little dose of positivity to everyone of these listed situations. \u00a0No matter what I\u2019m doing and how much that task irritates me, I always know that there\u2019s a treat for me in it.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Everything that you do that doesn\u2019t challenge you, immediately becomes a total snooze fest.<\/p>\n Getting too familiar with something is one of the biggest reasons why people change career. Doing the same operations, in the same way over and over again, can make anyone feel like a robot.<\/p>\n You know your job almost by instinct, and therefor your mind starts to wonder off, because you don\u2019t actually need in this scenario anymore.<\/p>\n Try to mix things up a bit. Break your routine, and try to do things, if not anything else, in a different order.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>Multitasking is probably one of the biggest productivity killers around. Sure, many of us multi-task, but with trivial things, such as answering the phone and making coffee.<\/p>\n When it comes to business, you want to maximize your focus on a certain thing that is important to you. You can\u2019t do that if you\u2019re distracted with two, three, four or even five additional task that you\u2019ve started working on at the same minute.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n1. Think What Will You Accomplish by Doing Something<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n2. Implement a Cool New Reward System in Your Everyday Life<\/b><\/h2>\n
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n3. Frequently Change Your Routine<\/b><\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n4.\u00a0Never Multi-Task, Always Write TO-DO Lists and Prioritize<\/b><\/h2>\n