Category: “Personal Productivity”

If you’re a college student or a businessman, chances are you already know the usual tricks to working smarter and not harder. This includes managing your time effectively, taking regular breaks, and getting plenty of rest and sleep. Sure, they’re good advice, but there’s got to be more than what you’re already doing on a hectic day.

There’s an increasing number of people who think they should be posting things on their social networks consistently to be visible, to stand out in their different social circles, or simply to prove they exist. A tweet here, an Instagram pic there… We can’t let our followers down.

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.