7 Highly Effective People Reveal Their Favorite Productivity Hacks

January 12, 2018 - 13 Comments

Warning: if you're always feeling highly productive, know your goals and priorities and not even the combination of crying babies, barking dogs and unreliable internet connection could distract you, this episode is not for you. Everyone else, read on. 

Staying produtive all the time is hard, especially is you don't have a boss and coworkers in the same room to hold you accountable. There's just too much distraction.

The Thrive Themes / ActiveGrowth marketing team is fully remote and has no office. Sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, not so much when it comes to productivity. When you can work from whichever timezone and location you want, (my most random location was an Uber in Vegas), without any of your co-workers around you, you have to develop some extreme self-discipline and focus to get shit done. 

In today's episode, we all gathered around to share with you how we keep our habits, stay on top of our duties and get quality work done, even when nothing else is stable in our daily lives.

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In This Episode, You'll Discover...

  • How you can stay focused, avoid going down rabbit holes and ship fast if you're a perfectionist.
  • How to avoid the CURSE OF KNOWLEDGE and go overboard with your online course that will appeal to nobody.
  • The importance of habits, sleep and why you should stick to the same sleep schedule no matter what - even if it doesn't mean waking up at 6:00 a.m.
  • How a one-second distraction can jeopardize your productivity for longer than you think.
  • The power of the checklist - stay on top of what you need to do the whole day.
  • Tips to finding the best wifi in town - trust us, it's more important for your productivity than that bulletproof coffee you're chasing!
  • The ultimate deep work mode: staying offline even if you think you can't possible do that. (what are we, medieval peasants?!)
  • The digital nomad version of Pavlovian conditioning - how you can travel with your usual working enviroment even if all you have is a backpack.
  • How to manage your team and keep them accountable if they're all remote - including you.

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What Are Your Best Productivity Hacks?

What do you do to stay productive even when it's hard? Have you tried any of the tools we mention in the episode? Do you have your favorite tried-and-tested methods?

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About ​Alexandra Kozma

Alexandra is a traveling marketer. When she is not editing podcast episodes or writing blog posts, she's out there exploring a new city. She's the creator of the Morning Mindset daily mindfulness journal.


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