Daily Routine-How to Become More Productive!

First off let me start by pointing out the irony in me writing this post when I should be doing some of my homework...but oh well this idea popped into my head so I decided why not write about it? I think after winter vacation one of the worst things for me was trying to figure out how in the world I am supposed to be productive after a nice relaxing vacation! I don't think I'm alone in this situation either. It makes sense that after having a break you realize how you don't want to go back to the daily routine of work, school, responsibilities, etc. I've tried many ways to be more productive for this semester like I was in the previous and I guess it is always up to personal preference but here it was I found works for me:

1) Keep a planner

I absolutely L O V E having a planner where I can write all my tasks I need to get done for the day and what time frame I can schedule my work in. I guess you can say it keeps me more on point and aware of the time. 

2) Reward yourself

Being on a tight schedule can be very difficult to maintain and requires a lot of self-discipline. Which is why I believe in rewarding yourself for doing such a good job on staying on schedule! (obviously by me writing this blog post I am not going to be rewarding myself anytime soon lol) But anyways you should reward yourself in what makes you happy whether it ranges from shopping, food, hobbies such as crafting, or spending time with loved ones. I personally reward myself with either or these choices except I try to make the food healthy because rewarding yourself with unhealthy food is a bad habit I don't ever recommend.

3) Make a to-do list that is separate from your planner

Our planners are designed to keep our days productive, but to-do lists are designed to keep ourselves motivated to reach goals in life. Having goals are very important because without a goal then what is the purpose of life? To keep a to-do list is your mini goal list for the day/week/month/year that keeps your eye on the prize (accomplishing the goal). 

4) Surround yourself with positive and productive people

This is probably the most important step in being productive because if the people around you are not having similar productivity goals that you are then it is really discouraging to continue your own. If your friends are generally productive it doesn't mean you have to throw them away, but maybe you should get them involved as well! The more productivity we have flowing throughout society the better! Remember no one ever said "oh you are too productive it is bad and needs to stop".

Anyways here are just some tips I thought I would share with you guys and even though they are very basic it doesn't change how important they are. January is always known as the "New Years resolution month" where we all pretend to be productive for the entire year but it typically starts to die out in February. Just because it can die out for some people doesn't mean you have to be one of them! Be different and make a change, even if it wasn't part of your New Years resolution to be more productive it doesn't mean you can't start now!

If I motivated at least one person today then I know that this blog post was indeed productive, but in order for me to know if I was successful in my attempt comment down below and let me know! Do you guys already use these techniques? Do they work for you? Any suggestions for other readers what else they can do? I would love to hear all your thoughts!

XOXO,

The Californian Belle