How to benefit from low productivity after lunch?

This is a first in a new series of posts on increasing productivity.

Do you check emails and facebook updates every five minutes? Are you a ‘crackberry’ addict? Do you needlessly multi-task especially take notes while you surf the net? Do you eat lunch at your desk? Do you make calls while you're driving, and even send the occasional text?

By doing so you split your attention, so that you're partially engaged in multiple activities but rarely fully engaged in any one. In part, it's because when you switch away from a primary task to do something else, you're increasing the time it takes to finish that task by an average of 25 per cent.

Tony Schwartz the well-known authority on productivity says-

I get 2-3 times as much writing accomplished when I focus without interruption for a designated period of time and then take a real break, away from my desk. The best way for an organization to fuel higher productivity and more innovative thinking is to strongly encourage finite periods of absorbed focus, as well as shorter periods of real renewal.

Simply by avoiding technology distractions you can achieve higher productivity. So, this is what I suggest you do.

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•  Try to check your emails and Facebook during low productive times especially after lunch in the afternoon specifically 2 and 3.
• Try scheduling your calls during this time using your mobile voicemail service. Ask your colleagues and manager to co-operate with you if possible.

However, do not make your manager and colleagues an excuse for not trying as much as you can on your own to avoid technological distractions.

Remember, a habit usually takes about three weeks to stick and become routine. 

With a little bit of discipline you should be able to accomplish your first task easily.

Good Luck!

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