48 Effective Productivity Tips Condensed Into One Sentence Each

An exhaustive list of easy-to-apply nuggets

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Forget intros, let’s dive right in:

1. If a particular task takes less than 2 minutes to do, do it right away.
2. Loop a single song (such as Eric Prydz’s Opus or DeadMau5’s Strobe) on repeat to enter a trance-like, deep-focus state.
3. Avoid multi-tasking like the plague.
4. The only productivity app you need is an internet blocker.
5. While working, flip your phone on DND and chuck it to the far side of the room.
6. Enable grey-scale mode on your smartphone to decimate your screen time.
7. Set imaginary deadlines to wield Parkinson’s law to your advantage.
8. For every “Yes” you say to a thing that doesn’t matter, you slam a “No” on one that does.
9. Perform your important tasks before the urgent ones.
10. Have a bottle of water within your hand’s reach while working to avoid dehydration-induced fatigue.
11. The best way to do something is usually the simplest one.
12. Every night, before going to bed, write 3 things you’ll complete at any cost the next day.