4 Pieces of Advice on Keeping Productivity High When Motivation is Low: Keep Your Energy Level High and Connect to Your Ambition When You’re Low on the Productive Side of the Workflow.October 22, 2018 4:00 PM EST”>We all go through periods when our energy is at an all-time-low, we feel removed from the work we’re doing and we’d rather be on vacation
Create to-do lists when energized
Use the times when you feel the most energized to create weekly and monthly lists
- Give them an emotional touch to make them more meaningful
- Write a note at the top of the list about the energy you want to feel when completing the task
Switch up workspaces.
A drab, static office hurts both morale and productivity
- Experimenting with new layouts can help keep employees from getting tired of their surroundings
- Motivation is often hard to pin down, everchanging and available at some periods of our lives more than others
- If you need rest and reflection more than you need to be productive, honor yourself
Work with a coach or accountability partner
An accountability partner forces you to acknowledge the ways you’re sabotaging yourself, take personal responsibility, and complete that to-do list
- A recent article for Develop Good Habits reminded that it’s often easier to blame other people (or circumstances) than take responsibility when we don’t achieve our goals.
Eliminate distractions
To do this, though, it’s important to understand the cause behind your distractions.
- Timeboxing
- By eliminating white space in your calendar and planning your productivity ahead of time, you are more likely to stay on task and be less vulnerable to the usual distraction suspects.
