Instead Of Being Busy, Become Productive
Updated: Nov.20.2021
Often I hear the question of how to become more productive. Many, not only bloggers, seem to have difficulties with this—no wonder in our time full of distraction.
Here are some tips that you can start to be more productive
Become More Productive not only busy
The first step in becoming really successful in being more productive is to remove the word busy from your vocabulary. The reason is simple:
Often we hear: I’m too busy to do this. No, I can’t do it now; I’m too busy right now.
Only people who work on things that they are not ambitious about or do not really love are saying this in my experience.
What do you really do if you are busy?
Check your email, Facebook, or Instagram newsfeed? Or answer phone calls, listening to other people’s problems?
No wonder that you can’t focus on what is really important for you and your business. After all, you are all day long busy.
Some are so busy that they do not even have time to eat with the family. Even if your favorite meal is one the table. You are just too busy with Twitter and other unimportant stuff.
Well, maybe you do not do anything but update the Facebook timeline 100 times and answer emails from people who need your help.
Realized that you can use your time better. Become more productive instead, and improve your business.
So ask yourself what costs you the most time on a busy day. It’s time to finally focus on becoming more productive to produce more of what drives you and your business forward.
Focus on 1 Task
In the end, becoming more productive means only one thing:
Get more done in less time! The only way to achieve this is FOCUS.
The main thing is to focus on one topic.
Make up your mind about your next major project. Do not multitask because that is what most of all online entrepreneurs do.
It is also a good feeling to do several things simultaneously because you feel super fast and efficient; the only question is: will you finish your projects at the end?
To be productive and profitable, focus on 1 main project, and not 3 different tasks simultaneously.
Find out your main project and put your full focus on it until you have finished it.
Manage your activities and say no
A typical problem, not only for online marketers or bloggers, is to learn to say NO!
That is when you get your time back and finally become more productive for yourself and your online business. Make time to concentrate on projects that bring money instead of countless Facebook messages, answering emails, or network senselessly.
That’s all you have to learn, how can you better manage your activities (time)? Which tasks really make sense? Therefore, the focus only on what is essential for you and your business and what really brings you forward.
People believe focus means saying yes to things that you should focus on. That is not true!!! It means saying no to all the other ideas that are going on in your head. Therefore, decide to know what to focus on.
The best way to bring clarity to your mind is meditation and yoga practices. Out of 24 hours taking 24 minutes is possible and it helps far more than scrolling Facebook, to focus and get things done.
Don’t say: “I will do that tomorrow.” because maybe your family wants you to come to a family gathering, for example. Say no!
You know exactly what matters most, and you have to do it. If you want to start a project and say tomorrow, you will probably say exactly the same tomorrow again.
However, this is the completely wrong approach. You have to be ready to start immediately with productive activities.
For Example: Assuming you want to have an excellent blog, you have to do something about it. It’s not enough to say I’ll start tomorrow, so you probably never begin. Start right now, register your domain name, create a page with WordPress, and start writing until your first 10 blog posts are ready, so you have applied your first main focus correctly and got something done that really makes you feel more productive instead of busy. Have discipline! Cultivate your sense of urgency!
So you have to achieve something today, and not tomorrow. This is the only way you can be the person you would like to be tomorrow.
You don’t have to be perfect. Your goal has to be to get started and finally get your projects out there.
Don’t waste time on low-value work.
When you finally want to start being more productive instead of being busy, then it’s time to put your time and focus on the things that really matter, things that move your business forward and make a real difference.
Focus only on work that brings you and your business great value in the form of results! This will motivate you.
Don’t waste any more time on tasks that feel important but don’t really move you forward. Outsource some things, so you have more time to work on things that really move you forward.
Ask yourself what is more important, you use your time to create an online course that will bring you an excellent passive income, for example? Or to answer emails and scroll social media again.
Why Is Trying to Find Time to Do Anything the Biggest Illusion?
Don’t lie to yourself.
The biggest lie we tell ourselves every day is:
I have no time for that! The truth is, you have time! It’s just a matter of setting your priorities.
So stop lying to yourself, stop making statements like:
I have to do things in town, and tomorrow is a better time; I don’t feel so good today. You probably know these excuses.
So if you want to have massive success, then you have to finally be ready to let go of your own lies and start to implement what really brings you forward.
Check your results regularly.
Set goals for the day. The goal for the week, and even if you want for the year. So you have your constant focus on knowing exactly what you want to have done.
Ask yourself, did I reach my goals, did I get my presence in the social media, did I do my exercise and meditation to have body and mind in harmony?
Do not forget to celebrate each goal that you have achieved. It should be an occasion for you to reward yourself.
Write down what you couldn’t do, what the problem was, and how you can accomplish the task in the coming days.
Maybe it was too many things you wanted to do or did you just badly manage your activities? What was the reason for not achieving it, learn from these mistakes, and improve day by day.
By thinking about your goals every morning, many times during the day, and every night, you begin moving toward it and bringing it toward you. – Bob ProctorClick To TweetEnvision your goals and make a plan
What is life without dreams? What is an entrepreneur without vision? Anyone who walks through life and hopes and waits for good things to happen, will not get any further. If you want to go further in life and business, a vision and precise determination of a goal are required.
It would help if you had an idea of what and where you are going. Only with vision, a goal can you determine which things are important to you and which are not. All those who bring you closer to your dream are important. Determine what is essential for you.
Consciously chose something and turn it into a challenge for yourself. It may happen to you that you know what to do, but you don’t start with it. And then, unfortunately, nothing happens, and you wonder that you have not accomplished anything.
So sit down once and envision your goals. After that, you should always check whether you are working on your goals with what you are doing. Always adjust whether the path is the right one or whether you are doing the right thing for it. And above all, this way, you get a feeling for what is needed for your next step.
“Solitude and quiet connect you to your creative source and release the limitless intelligence of Life.”
Work on yourself every day
Unfortunately, most people are always very over-motivated when setting goals. Quick fortune, great success, and all that as soon as possible. Of course, you can set yourself the goal of becoming a successful entrepreneur, but you should be clear about what you want.
Take time to meditate and exercise; it will help to clear your mind and be inflow.
You don’t have to get there overnight. It would be a lot of stress, and you will probably lose motivation.
Work your way forward bit by bit every day. Start with small steps, know which things are essential and which are not, and you work precisely on the right tasks.
Can you rewire your brain to become IMMUNE to distractions?
And instead develop superhuman focus and productivity?
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Hey Erika mam ,
Excellent post with fantastic work. You have provided effective tips to focus on productivity instead of being busy.
It is really important to focus on one particular task at a time, whereas doing multi-task can impact the focus and also creates distractions, confusion and arises doubts. Avoid wasting time on low value work is also good tip. We should always be true to ourself. It is also necessary to take risks in life, whereas taking the risks provides us an amazing life experiences and makes us more better for upcoming opportunities and challenges.Checking the results on regular basis is also crucial to stay updated. whereas checking the results regular will helps a lot in checking the knowledge level and improving the mistakes. Having a Goal and proper planning are also necessary. Planning is a great key and we can’t be able to do anything without having a proper plan. Adopting and implementing your suggested tips will be a great helping hand and undoubtedly helps people to focus on productivity.
After going through this complete guide i really got helpful ideas and have also boosted my knowledge upto some limit.
Eventually thanks for sharing your ideas, knowledge and such a helpful post.
Great article, very useful and inspirational information. Thanks for sharing.
I totally agree with you. This is a great piece of information and I am really grateful for reading this.
I am glad you liked my post.
Thank you for your comment.
Erika
Hey Erika,
This is really an excellent post. Thanks Erika for sharing this awesome article with us.
Yes very well said and I completely agree with you to become more productive what you need first is to FOCUS- stop thinking and start doing without leaving it for tomorrow.
All the various tips you shared to become more productive are very important and useful especially work on yourself every day- as doing meditation and exercise regularly will gives you a new vision, envasion your goals and make a plan and the most important one Don’t lie to yourself- be honest with yourself and grasp the opportunities rather than making excuses and staying in your comfort zones.
Thanks & Regards,
-Rijhu.
excellent post & very informative, thanks for sharing
Hi Aadarsh,
you are right multi tasking is not effective, at the end nothing is done really as it shut be. To focus on one thing and finish the work, makes feel good and motivates to do more.
I am glad you found the post helpful and got ideas.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
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Great post about being productivity. It seems some of us keeps saying “I’m busy!” Well, I rarely hear someone said “I’m productivity.”
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Right, not many say I am productive, but we hear often the word busy. Interesting to see what they are busy with? 🙂
Thanks for your comment
Erika
You are welcome Nidhi,
Thank you
Erika
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Hi Rijhu,
right working on ourselves and have a clear mind helps to focus on what we want to accomplish. Don’t lie to yourself is something we do not hear often, but it is true, if we do we look for excuses 🙂
Thank you for your comment
Erika
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Hi Erika, I’m really working on this with my goals and to-do list nearby me at all times as I work. I love to multi-task so this will be a big change for me heading into 2022. You are right about doing so many low-value things throughout the day. I have to turn off the social media and a few notifications I have left on. I love taking a break to walk too during the day – that helps me keep focused better. Thanks for the advice on this one!
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Hi Lisa,
Yes, it is not easy to stay focused sometimes and it is good to turn off social media 🙂
What I never used and do not like is to-do lists 🙂 But when I still had the farm and lots to do, I got all things done without it. And this is what I liked when I listened to a video with Nir Eyal.
He has some interesting unusual tips. He even said: Tear up your to-do list :).
As we do sit a lot, I think taking a break for a walk is very effective and also healthy. It can be like meditation. I do this as well and also do yoga and meditation.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
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Hi Erika,
What a fantastic post! Its all about making a plan and sticking to it. Prioritizing what needs to be done and do that First. As they say “Eating the frog” is the best way to get things done and be productive. Doing that dreaded thing you have to do first will free up the rest of your time.
Being productive isn’t easy. We need discipline to do all the things we need to do without distractions. After a while, it will become a habit and you find yourself getting more accomplished.
-Donna
Hi Donna,
I am happy you liked it :). You are right, eating the frog first is good, I did write in another post about it.
You are right, being productive is not easy, especially in our time. It needs discipline and to create habits that help.
A good habit is also to meditate and clear the mind.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
Super advice Erika. I love your tip for letting go the word busy. Humanity has an addiction with distracting itself to avoid seeing who they really are. We really are light, love and limitless spirit with the sole purpose of being truly helpful.
Being productive is built into US organically because we just love helping people. But busyness manifests as a form of distraction to keep us mired in self-serving ego and its madness, living in a permanent state of fear. Like the quote above, I keep those big goals in the back of my mind and I take simple steps daily to continue to move toward those goals. I have been able to be pretty productive over the years because I largely put being busy in my rearview window. Excellent job my friend.
Ryan
Yes, Ryan, this is why many make themselves busy. It seems for many uncomfortable to find out who they really are. It does not fit to what we are told we have to be 🙂 Does this alarm the ego and produce fear?
You are right, if we love what we do we are productive anyways. I see you are doing amazing, keep it up.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
Loved the post, it inspires a lot with these phrase too.
The idea of creating the habit of doing things and always being on the move is good because it does not allow much procrastination.
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Right Chiara, creating consciously habits that benefit is good, but we also have to get aware of habits that unconsciously rule us and let go of them.
And we never should forget to do something like meditation or walks in nature that clear our mind.
Thank you
Erika
Hi Erika,
Your beautifully presented the post by highlighting about the aspect of productivity.
I now realize that we have to remove the word ‘Busy’ from our dictionary, and later on you also highlighted about getting more work done in less time.
This is how we can be productive.
Thanks again for providing the wonderful tips.
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Hi Afzal,
yes, busy is a word that is kind of an excuse to do things that are not important. But working focused and undistracted is crucial to get things done and this in less time.
I am glad you liked the post.
Thank you for your comment
Erika
The thought from within completely changes our action.
I found your post very clever in addressing productivity,
in not wanting to do everything and see how busy. Loved.
Nice article. This is a needful information specially in the work from home time.
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Hello Erika,
Becoming busy is so easy in todays time and you said it right being busy has nothing to do with becoming productive. One of the reason is not setting Priorities and working on low value task as you said, Working on one Task at a time works really well. Also to stay focused on a task i use Pomodoro Technique and its works really well.
Thanks for sharing such informative and valuable article with us.
Romil Rambhad
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Hi Romil,
yes, in our time there are too many distractions that get us out of focus. We are busy but do not accomplish what we wanted. Many also are Multitasking and this makes it worse. Maybe you should write about the Promodoro Technique. Not everybody knows about but you can help to discover it.
Thank you for your comment.
Erika