This pdf contains the following contents: Productivity tips, A step by step guide to productivity schedule, Productivity checklist Nightly routine checklist and List of productivity books that are highly popular and proven when we talk of productivity and I highly recommend buying one them cause they contains not only proven techniques, tips , and tricks but also a consistent vast experience of authors and most imp highly recommended ones they a re. Well, Let’s get going, Each section of this post is going to be more and more interesting, Hence, Stay connected with me till the end of this post. Productivity tips: The following are more productivity tips apart from those which I have provided on my site. Get head started. Do tough and never ending task first. Stay away from distractions be it social media or games. Use P omodoro technique 5min break for every 25 min work. Focus on 1 thing at a time. Always plan the next day a night before. Consi stency is the key to success so never ever break your chain Work in chunks. Divide your larger task into smaller goals or parts to accomplish them. And yeah you have to check your progress wisely on weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. Stop waiting for time to be perfect instead create yours one. Wake up at 5 am. Use a stop doing list i.e, stop doing list. Schedule your task. Say yes to the most important task first, as is provided in deep work a book by cal Newport. The four rules of deep work : Rule #1: Work Deeply Rule #2: Embrace Boredom Rule #3: Quit Social Media Rule #4: Drain the Shallows Use 2 min rule as is given in Getting things done , that is to do task first which takes less than 2 mins the very first. Don’t worry I have provided you with a checklist for making a productive schedule. Use a standing desk to increase your product ivity it is scientifically proven that your productivity increases by 46%while doing work. Find your best time to accomplish your goals. Group similar task s together. A step by step guide to make your productive schedule: This guide is taken from getting things done, the stress - free productivity – by David Allen This is one of the bestselling books and has been the most rated. This schedule is divided into 5 steps: 1. Capture /collect, 2. Process, 3. Organize, 4. Do, and lastly 5. Review. 1. Collect: Capture every idea like things to do, to read, discuss, to clarify, to write, notes, bills to pay, people to call, birthday presents to buy,.... Etc. in your trusted inbox. Evernote is the most rat ed app or site to make their to - do list and write down their ideas whatever comes to their mind during working because, “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.” ― David Allen 2. Process: Process means to look after the things you have captured in your to - do list or inbox and decide what to do with it. Steps for processing stuff: *remove it from the inbox. *identify what it is? *identify if it is actionable. *identify the direct action. *d ecide what to do with that next action. 3. Organiz e : *Organize the action lists. The lists that host all your next actions Formulate them as concrete tasks: o Call Fred about Lunch on 1 N ovember instead of Fred, Lunch o Add Meta data in this step if not done before. When pickin g items from the actions list: o Typically grouped by p rojects, context, or deadlines o Easy to maintain in a digital system *project planning In Getting things done , a project is something that needs more than on e action Most GTD tools allow to group actions into a project Group multiple projects into a folder/bigger project *Time planning/calendar The calendar should only host time - or day - s pecific events or information. Onl y add what is relevant. Do not plan what actions you intend to do in your calendar – distractions will mess up the schedule anyway [Possible to reserve some time for emails/GTD processes every day, or even reserve larger chunks of time to c arry out actions] *waiting for material. When you delegate tasks, you normally wait for a re ply/outcome from somebody else Make sure you track it (Context : ”Waiting for” or ”waiting”) Set a deadline when to chase it if you don’t get a reply 4. Do: This is where the actual work takes place, and actions are being dealt with. This is where the actual work takes place, and actions are being dealt with. “You can fool everyone else, but you can't fool your own mind.” ― David Allen Use the following ”four criteria model” for choosing the actions to do now • Context • Time available • Ene rgy available (←→ fun factor) • Priority How to start working with to - do list. • Do predefined work (processing GTD inbox, and email inbox, GTD housekeeping) • Meetings, lectures, scheduled activities • Deal with work as it shows up and may need immediately activity • Work thro ugh next actions list (doing getting things done ) 5. Review: The goal of the review is to ensure that all p rojects/actions are up to date Remove irrelevant/ex pired actions and projects Review all your Waiting - for lists Are there any uncollected items (left in the inbo x, actions missing meta data)? Get rid of / halt / move to Someday any projects that are unrealistic Recommendation : schedule regular review, for example weekly , monthly, quarterly, and annually. P roductive schedule checklist: This productiv ity checklist have been extracted from the book G etting things done Don’t forget to check your nightly routine checklist..... Scroll down Nightly routine checklist: This is the nightly routine which even I follow. This nigh t ly routine I have taken from 2000books it’s just very helpful and also highly productive. List of productivity books to increase your productivity: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World The 4 - Hour Work Week: Escape the 9 - 5, Live Any where and Join the New Rich Time Managemen t: Smart Hacks To Get Things Done, Stop Procrastination Habit And Increase Focus And Productivity Atomic Habits: The life - changing million copy bestseller The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results: Achieve your goals with one of the world's bestselling success books (Basic Skills)