Today I’m planning my projects over winter. I have two books to write (one with a January 31 deadline), three courses to create and all the other stuff I do in between such as promos, workshops, acting as a charity trustee and board director etc etc
Sounds like a lot?
It is.
Luckily, I have long experience of juggling like this and getting organised to do so and some great tips to share.
Whether you have a similarly full plate or just want to become more productive and gain the rewards from that, here are some resources you won’t want to miss…
Especially as if you do more, you make more. Simple.
Let’s kick off with an excellent selection of 10 productivity apps, many of which I use myself:
https://www.byrosanna.co.uk/blog/10-productivity-apps
There’s also Clockify, a great tracker you can use to identify where you spend most time so you can better manage it:
https://clockify.me/productivity-tracker
And something I absolutely love – an online Pomodoro timer to get you really focused on completing those tasks!
Need to sharpen your productivity skills? Or just gain some?
You can learn how to do that with this excellent ebook – yours in exchange for your email (I’ve never had a problem with them and they send out good content):
https://www.oneadvanced.com/campaign/new/productivity
Or perhaps you just need a few productivity hacks…
Here are 8 – I especially like #3:
https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/8-productivity-hacks-for-entrepreneurs
Want AI to help you out? There are tons of AI productivity tools out there but here are 16 of the best that have been tried and tested:
https://www.usemotion.com/blog/ai-productivity-tools
Along with 24 here (again, I use a number of these):
https://www.notta.ai/en/blog/ai-productivity-tools
No tool, tip or hack is going to work well without the right mindset – here’s how to get that:
https://www.thoughtfulleader.com/shift-mindset-improve-productivity
Although no mind is quite like another, especially not if you’re like the guru of productivity himself, Tim Ferriss.
Here are his “Productivity” Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic-Depressive, and Crazy (Like Me)”:
Along with his latest tactics:
Given the man’s extraordinary output and success, it’s worth listening to him…
Which is exactly what you can do here as he discusses ‘slow productivity’ with Cal Newport, Georgetown professor and bestselling author:
Your TED talk this week gives you the unexpected key to productivity in around 6 minutes: