28/01/2022
PRODUCTIVITY
Why is it that sometimes we can achieve so much and other times so little? I am definitely motivated by a deadline, even back to my school days, homework was never handed in early, always on time, never late. I am the same now, those characteristics are still evident in my behaviour, I am a Finance Director in my offline life and every month I am super productive in the days before a deadline. I find that during those days / weeks it isn’t only work that gets done, my house looks spotless, the washing is done, the kids homework is ready and prepared for them, meals are planned and it leads to a massive feeling of accomplishment. But, and here is the caveat, this maybe lasts 1-2 weeks before I am back to my slovenly ways struggling to motivate myself to put a load of washing on, or leaving a dish to soak for three days or even at work a task which should take 10-15 mins takes an hour.
I have over the years endeavoured to find tricks and tips to keep me productive, or at least to having a minimum standard of what needs to be achieved to maintain a stable mind. For example, with my clothes (vintage and new), I really like to make an effort to keep them maintained, I have learnt though, however much I try, dry clean only garments rarely get the wear they deserve as I know my motivation rarely stretches to that level of upkeep. In a perfect world I would outfit plan for the week, accessories and all, but the reality of being a working mum means this is a luxury I generally forgo. One thing that does keep my sanity is only having ironed and ready to wear items in my wardrobe so that whatever I do pick in the morning rush is good to go.
Being ready for the day definitely improves my productivity and even if I’m having a slow day existing in a lovely outfit always cheers me up. How do you stay productive?
