As a straight-A student, I’ve definitely dealt with a fair share of productivity tips that just don’t work (at least for me) despite being hailed as the holy grail of studygram or studytube. Along those lines, I’ve also been able to develop productivity hacks that work amazingly; ones that allow me to maximize my focus.
Create a daily to-do list in a weekly set up. A lot of people only create daily to-do lists or just a weekly to-do list—and some people don’t even write to-do lists—but, if you’re struggling with focus or productivity, I highly recommend you take this approach. Creating daily to-do lists allows you to see your day in a snapshot, while reducing some of the feelings of being overwhelmed since you know exactly what you need to get done. By putting these daily to-do lists in a more broad perspective through a weekly look, you can move tasks around easily depending on how much time you save on any given day. It can also act as a nice motivator for the next week when you look at all the tasks you accomplished throughout the week.
Break your to-do list up into various aspects of your life (personal, school/work, extracurriculars, meetings/appointments, etc). This allows you to see everything broken into groups and helps you prioritize the tasks you need to get done before the day is over (likely because you have school the next day or have a couple important meetings).
Plan your day the night before. By utilizing this technique, you know what to expect when you’re about to go to sleep, and this is always a perk because you don’t waste time in the morning trying to figure out what you need to get done. This can also go hand-in-hand with the weekly view of your to-do lists because you can plan everything out before the week starts and just edit them every night to adjust for the tasks you already completed.
Yours truly,
Dear Youth Global,
Kalpita Gangwar