7 Micro-Habits To Become More Productive
Having things done is often better than seeking perfection. Understand how to cultivate habits by creating five-minute (or less) routines.
The micro-habit is the new trend that promises to be a shortcut for getting things done. Even though micro-habits are not magic, they do work.
Here are some micro-habits you may want to try out today.
Invest in Your Breakfast
You can make it on Sunday or during your weekly food shopping day.
Prepare all the ingredients you need for breakfast and put them in a bowl. Then you can easily grab fruit salad (or any other dishes you like) every morning without spending too much time.
Meditation And/Or Prayer
Being up-to-date with your spiritual and mental needs is something we frequently neglect.
Try to meditate or pray for short intervals like one minute or three minutes right or before any break you have, especially if you sit at work most of the time during the day.
Taking deep breaths is an effective micro-habit that can help to relax not only your body but also your mind since stress has negative effects on physical health as well as mental health.
Warm Up With Coffee Breaks
Coffee breaks are perfect micro-habits for preventing yourself from being exhausted.
You can create a micro-habit of having coffee breaks with something as simple as drinking a cup of coffee, which you can enjoy while having a chat with your colleague.
To stay healthy and happy, doing quick breaks are important because we need to break from time to time or we will burn out and become ineffective at work and in life.
If you follow execution and break techniques, like Pomodoro, this micro-habit fits perfectly for a more effective productive routine.
Work on Your Passion Project
We all have passion projects outside of work that makes our lives worth living. When we do not spare time for our personal projects, that can leave a bad feeling at the end of the day.
If you haven’t started working on it already, micro-habit making progress on the project is one of the most effective ways to keep yourself motivated for long-term goals.
Even if micro-tasks are sometimes demotivating, micro habits are different they help us build momentum over time.
Feeding Micro-Habits Fast
If you have smaller tasks that are not interesting, try completing them faster makes it easier to follow through.
For example, if you have a draft with lots of spelling errors, try micro-habit proofreading your article quickly with the help of apps like Grammarly or Hemingway app.
You can micro-habit proofreading by doing 10 seconds at a time for five minutes until everything is finished.
This way you can also raise your productivity without getting distracted too much.
Take Micro-Breaks on Time
As we have mentioned several times in this blog, it’s ok to work more than 40 hours per week. We know that passionate people always try to run the extra mile.
However, the mindset must be to produce more by working less. Thus, you will not increase your number of hours worked with unproductive activities.
Otherwise, micro-habits won’t be effective anymore since your body will get exhausted and this will cause micro-habits to not help you stay focused and productive anymore.
Create a Micro-Habit Tracker
Micro-habits can be powerful when they are built upon other micro-habits. A micro-habit tracker is a good example of how micro habits empower each other for higher productivity.
In addition, knowing that you have an accountability partner who checks on your daily progress helps you stay motivated because it allows you to hold yourself accountable through making progress in micro-habit tracking.
These micro-habits may seem too simple but they can save a lot of time and work well together to create a more efficient routine every day whether you prefer working at home or going to the office.
Work efficiently with these life hacks for productivity so that you can have more time to enjoy micro-habits that make your life happier and healthier.
