Stress-free productivity does exist

Sometimes, wanting to do something is just not enough. Sometimes, what you wish to do and what your brain is actually doing are different things, fighting to take control over you.

Working from home has excellent opportunities for both productivity and distraction. When you’re at your best, you can zip through work and wonder where the hours went. However, whenever you get distracted, working from home can become detrimental to your quality and quantity of work. No matter where you work remotely, here are nine easy time management tips to help you make the most of your workday.

Procrastinate is defined by the Oxford dictionary as “delay or postpone action” (from Latin pro-, forward, and crastinus, belonging to tomorrow). This definition seems too simple to me so I wanted to dig a little in the true essence of the term.

Deep down, we’re all wishing for better lives, more productive days, and true fulfillment. After all, we’re all aware of our limited time and experiences here. We all eventually die. The thing that sets us apart from the rest of the people is the way we choose to use our time, energy, and focus.

Increasing your productivity is one of the biggest challenges you will come across in your life. For those that are already fairly productive, doing more might seem like overkill, and if you aren’t doing much, it can be like a herculean feat to just get moving. And it’s not just simply about spending more hours working since a study from Harvard has found that American companies lose as much as $63.2 billion in productivity which is a result of sleep deprivation.