Have a Productive Day

[Rasputin]

Tired of feeling non-productive? Day after day and you feel like all you're doing is spinning your wheels? Follow these steps to get out of that frustrating cycle.



Steps

Before Bed

Lay out the clothes you will need for the next day.
Prepare a lunch or breakfast waiting to grab out of the fridge.
Tidy up a bit. This step shouldn't take more than 2-3 minutes per room of your house. This is not the time to start a major cleaning project, just pick up the socks and underwear and be done with it.
Go to sleep in plenty of time to feel refreshed in the morning.


Prepare Lunch

Before Work

Make your bed.

Pull out anything you need to thaw for dinner (don't forget side dishes). If something needs to be put in the crockpot, now is the time to do it.
Make an effort to grab garbage out of the car and throw it away on your way into work.
Leave the house early enough to arrive at work a few minutes ahead of time. This will assure you have a bit of time to settle in before your day begins.


A Neat Bed

At Work

Create or review your to-do list of what has to be done for the day.
Prioritize your list by order of importance (see tip below)
Complete your to-do's, crossing them off as you go. Re-prioritize as needed or as new projects come up.
Tidy your desk before you leave.


Cleaned the Desk

After Work

Relax for a bit, knowing you had a productive day at work.
Make supper, if needed.

Serve and eat dinner.
Plan your morning routine. Do this by reviewing your calendar to see what's coming up the next day and by making a to-do list as suggested in the tips.
Tuck in anyone that needs to be tucked in.
Start over with step 1 under "Before Bed" to assure you have another productive day tomorrow.


A Neat Table

[Rasputin]

Tips

Here's a tip to prioritize lists: red or "A" equals "Must be done today", yellow or "B" is "Must get done some time this week", green or "C" is "Must get done eventually." or "Not due this week, but it still must be done." Then leave the rest uncolored or unlettered for stuff like "Maybes" and "Eventually some time...but not in the near future."

While working on your to-do list, don't forget to add things you want to do as well as what you must do. Include things that will help you obtain goals as well.

Clipping out articles and pictures of magazines is a great way to come up with ideas on how to do things not only more effectively, but to have more fun as well. A simple 3 ring binder with dividers and page protectors can help keep all of these ideas in one place.



Things You'll Need

Paper and pen for keeping to-do lists (optional if you follow the link below)
3 ring binder
Page protectors

[jsmith]

man age hale inkara ro dashtam ke productive bood hamishe....age rast migi ye seriii rah begooo ke bedoone hichi intori beshe...lol..jk...

[Rasputin]

man age hale inkara ro dashtam ke productive bood hamishe....age rast migi ye seriii rah begooo ke bedoone hichi intori beshe...lol..jk...

tanha rahi keh barat hast ,ineh keh beri koreh mah zendegi koni. hahahaha

[jsmith]

lol....oonam ke sakhte...bayad kolli too rah basham...