{"id":1648,"date":"2017-07-15T16:52:54","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T23:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2020-11-28T11:02:39","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T19:02:39","slug":"5-hour-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futuresharks.com\/5-hour-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost Your Productivity With The \u201c5 Hour Rule\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think about it, the 5 hour rule<\/strong> is nothing complicated to remember and practice:<\/span><\/p>\n

The Five Hour Rule<\/span><\/i><\/a> i<\/span><\/i>s based on spending just one (1) \u00a0hour a day experimenting, learning, or generating creative ideas every weekday. It\u2019s one of the best investments you\u2019ll ever make toward your personal growth.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

It\u2019s tough competing in today\u2019s online and completely remote business world. Almost all of us feel like we <\/span>have<\/b> to work 24\/7 – otherwise we are simply not being productive. A completely irrational thought invades our heads and causes anxiety: <\/span>If I take a break now even for a tiny bit, I am missing all the huge opportunities and income to my competition. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You will hear a lot of people complaining that it\u2019s often impossible to find time to grow and learn. But, is it?<\/span><\/p>\n

The successful people are those who have managed to find the balance between the work life and the private life – without sacrificing neither of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been struggling to be productive throughout your life, you\u2019ve probably picked up some bad habits that are limiting your ability to produce.<\/span><\/p>\n

It may seem practically impossible to achieve the levels of productivity that you desire because of the bad habits you\u2019re having a difficult time breaking.<\/span><\/p>\n

With that said, we\u2019ll take a look at some of the most common bad productivity habits today. Because identifying them is the first step in figuring out where <\/span>you can improve<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve learned more about your weak points, you\u2019ll be able to reverse the curse and begin developing positive habits that will help you improve your productivity levels tremendously.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bad Productivity Habit #1: Failure to Keep Track of Your Productivity throughout the Day<\/span><\/h2>\n

First and foremost, it\u2019s going to be nearly impossible to determine when you are at your most productive if you aren\u2019t tracking everything you do throughout the day.<\/span><\/p>\n

As an example, if you\u2019re working on a particular project and you need to track the hours for billing purposes, you\u2019ll be able to use an <\/span>online time clock like Clockspot<\/span><\/a> to keep track of everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only will this tracker help you with billing, but it will also help you determine when you\u2019re being your most productive and when you\u2019re being your least productive during a project.<\/span><\/p>\n

By examining this information, you\u2019ll be able to discover what you were doing during your least productive hours. And then you can use this info to avoid making the same mistakes the next time you have to work on a similar project.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bad Productivity Habit #2: You Are Easily Distracted<\/b><\/h2>\n

For many of us, we have a tendency to waste hours of our time during the day on social media websites, video sharing sites, our favorite crowdfunding site, or our favorite blogs and news sites to name a few examples.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you absolutely know that you are going to go down the rabbit hole of distraction when looking at these websites, then it\u2019s imperative that you avoid these sites like the plague when important work needs to be done.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some people like to use apps to block certain websites that they frequent the most during their least productive times.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you suffer from this problem, you may want to look into software that will prevent you from visiting your favorite websites at times that are least convenient for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

To help you get started, a few highly rated options include Freedom, Rescue Time, WriteRoom or Dark Room, and Anti-Social.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bad Productivity Habit #3: Reading Email & Text Messages at Inappropriate Times<\/b><\/h2>\n

At this point, it\u2019s nearly impossible to get away from our smart devices.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have dozens or even hundreds of calls and text messages coming at us every day, and it\u2019s a minefield that people are having a difficult time navigating.<\/span><\/p>\n

You have to get tough on email and text messages. And most important of all, you have to get tough on yourself and learn to act in a disciplined manner.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to learn this discipline not only to increase your productivity, but also to be prepared for some unexpected situations, where you will be left with no choice. Let\u2019s say, your iPhone needs to be repaired. You cannot start panicking, and going on impulse shopping for a new one if it can be <\/span>repaired<\/span><\/a>. To avoid that stress completely, learn to control your cell phone usage.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, if you have something important that you have to get done during the day, do your best to shut down your phone and email. And if you cannot shut them down completely, avoid answering calls and text messages unless it\u2019s from somebody that has something really important to say.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s really easy not to be productive. As you have learned, we have developed some really bad productivity habits. Use this guide to break the cycle today and watch your productivity numbers soar.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s another article on how to be more productive using automation tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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