9 Habits Which Always Destroy Your Productivity

Do you always find yourself distracted by the lure of Facebook, Pinterest, or Instagram when that deadline is looming? Are you able to get yourself psyched up for that long stretch of work ahead of you? Are you able to stay on task and get that work done, or is staying on target impossible?
If distractions seem to always get in the way of your productivity, then you’re like most of us. It isn’t any easier with the knowledge that our favorite and the worst distractions are just a browser tab or a mouse click away.

Multitasking

Wait, what? But… by multitasking, I can get more done!
No. When you attempt to multitask, you’re only giving each task a fraction of your attention, while the act of switching between tasks gets the majority of your attention. Also, the constant process of switching gears is a drain on resources.
Complete a task completely before moving to the next.

Failing to Manage Your Emotions

Stress can get real. It can also put a brick wall right in front of you when it comes to productivity. Anxiety and depression often go hand in hand and can be productivity killers. Thankfully, there’s cannabis for that. Choose a CBD-dominant strain or oil if you don’t want to be “high” and take a few hits from your vape pen or another vaporizer to chill and get back to it.

Not Punishing Yourself for Bad Habits

Think of a swear jar and do it for bad habits. Did you just check Facebook for updates? Put some money into the jar. Did you turn on the television? Quick! Do 20 lunges.

Scheduling Too Many Tasks into the Calendar

Scheduling every task its own specific time to get done may sound organized, but just think how quickly that can be thrown into disarray if something new comes up that needs to be done, like, right now.
Combat this tendency by only adding the essential tasks to your calendar, that is, the ones that will make a negative difference if they don’t get done.

Waiting for the “Perfect” Time to Start Something

You’re waiting until you’re not tired, until you’re not hungry, or you’re waiting for the right sale or for more information. If you think like this, likely, you’ll always be waiting for the right time to start something.
The easy answer to this one is that the right time is now.

Being Too much of a “Yes” Person

No one likes to be the one who says “no” to making something for that bake sale or taking on that small task for a co-worker, but sometimes you’ve just got to. You’re only really hurting yourself by saying yes to every little thing. If you don’t want to outright tell someone no, ask them to come back later when you’re less busy.

Overloading Yourself with Info or Options

Sometimes, while we’re working, we get bombarded with ways to complete a task or information about a given task and our brains basically the short circuit. There’s a couple of ways to combat this. Pick one thing and focus on it. The second is to get up and step away. Take a break and take your vape pen or another vaporizer with you and take a puff or two to declutter your brain.

Being a Perfectionist

Getting the job done right the first time is a good thing. Getting the job done perfectly every time can cause you to focus too long on perfecting the one task while the other items on your to-do list build up. Getting things done is the priority. Once that is accomplished, you can work on perfecting things.

Not Having a Work Routine

Only working when you feel like it might mean that you never feel like working. Let’s face it – when we’re honest, none of us feel like working. Giving control of our to-do list to our state of mind is setting ourselves up for failure. Combat this by setting specific hours – and a specific place – for getting to work.
These are just a few things that hinder productivity. What’s your biggest roadblock? How do you get around it?