Dr. Noah St John says pick one primary goal each day and finish it before checking your phone, email, or social media. This cuts overwhelm and boosts both productivity and happiness.
Hey, Dr. Noah, what's a small change you can do today to be more productive for tomorrow?
You know, one small change you can do today to be more productive is just set one goal for the day. You know, most people say that they feel overwhelmed, but the funny thing is they're overwhelming themselves. They're overwhelming themselves by trying to set too many goals in just one day. What's so funny is it's so much easier to just set one goal than than try to have 10 things done, and then you feel overwhelmed, and then you don't do anything. So make sure you just set that one goal for each day. Now, that goal might have sub-goals to it, but just set that one goal, and then make sure you get that done. And make sure that you don't distract yourself. Put away your phone, don't check your email, don't check social media. Get that one thing done, then you can take a break. But make sure you get that one thing done, and that's gonna make you so much more productive, and frankly, a lot happier every day.