I have started implementing a few tips that I have read about recently, before stepping up my efforts. They have really improved my performance on getting work done, so I figured I will share them with you.
The first comes from Amit (The Super Affiliate Mindset Blog). He mentions to choose one important task (or a couple if they are short.. NO MULTI-TASKING!!) and set a timer for 50 minutes. Work on the project for that whole time. No interruptions, no stimulants (coffee, cigarettes, etc).
At the end take a 10 minute break.
Set your timer for 50 minutes again and work some more.
Once the time is up, take a 30 minute break.
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The next is from Timothy Ferriss (The Four Hour Work Week).
Batch all similar tasks together, especially the tedious tasks. Includes Email (although in my example I had to use email to accomplish my goal, so an exception).
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A couple weeks ago I bought Post Article Robot and began the task of signing up for various article sites. I was doing other things and otherwise not paying full attention. Over three nights I managed to sign up for 36 article sites. I stopped there figuring that I got the highest PR as it was so time consuming.
The other day I used these tactics on the same task and am amazed with the results. In 5 hours time (2.5 hours each night.. crunched an extra 15 minutes on the final session both time to hit my goals) I added another 90 article directories to my arsenal.
So, basically, I went from 36 directories per article to 126 in just 5 hours. 5 hours work (that would have taken me a week or better otherwise) has just improved my article marketing/SEO efforts by 300%.
I plan to use these same tricks on EVERYTHING from now on.
Try them and let me know how it works for you.
The first comes from Amit (The Super Affiliate Mindset Blog). He mentions to choose one important task (or a couple if they are short.. NO MULTI-TASKING!!) and set a timer for 50 minutes. Work on the project for that whole time. No interruptions, no stimulants (coffee, cigarettes, etc).
At the end take a 10 minute break.
Set your timer for 50 minutes again and work some more.
Once the time is up, take a 30 minute break.
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The next is from Timothy Ferriss (The Four Hour Work Week).
Batch all similar tasks together, especially the tedious tasks. Includes Email (although in my example I had to use email to accomplish my goal, so an exception).
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A couple weeks ago I bought Post Article Robot and began the task of signing up for various article sites. I was doing other things and otherwise not paying full attention. Over three nights I managed to sign up for 36 article sites. I stopped there figuring that I got the highest PR as it was so time consuming.
The other day I used these tactics on the same task and am amazed with the results. In 5 hours time (2.5 hours each night.. crunched an extra 15 minutes on the final session both time to hit my goals) I added another 90 article directories to my arsenal.
So, basically, I went from 36 directories per article to 126 in just 5 hours. 5 hours work (that would have taken me a week or better otherwise) has just improved my article marketing/SEO efforts by 300%.
I plan to use these same tricks on EVERYTHING from now on.
Try them and let me know how it works for you.