How to be more...?

Question

productive? (getting chores done @ home, getting stuff done @ work, and getting things done for myself). Thankyou.

Answer 1

You need to work on your self-motivation. Listen to logic. It is much less work to keep a house clean than it is to clean it. As you walk around and notice things out of place, put them in the right place. Don't ever let dishes sit in the sink. It takes a matter of seconds to put a dirty glass in the dishwasher. If you just put it in the sink it will propogate and become a 15 minute chore.

As for work, strive to handle each piece of paper once. Pick it up, read it, do what you need to do with it and file it. Done. Don't set it aside to take care of later, you'll keep doing that.

Answer 2

List your priorities. Follow the list and don't jump from one project to another. It's better to have 2 jobs done and 8 waiting to be finished than have 10 jobs started and nothing accomplished.