We've all experienced days in which no matter how hard you try to tackle your to-do list, you just can't find the time to get it all done. Some days you wake up and the idea of tackling your to-do list feels like, well, a chore. Then determining how to be more productive becomes a challenge in and of itself, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and falling even further behind.
“Do your best to schedule the tasks that require less of you — like a meeting where you have to listen but not present — at times that are not your peak performance hours to ensure you can still get less challenging or demanding tasks done too.” Acknowledge when productivity has stopped Sometimes you have an extremely tight deadline or must be working at that exact moment. Otherwise, it’s important to acknowledge when you’re “working” but not actually producing anything.