Comments on: The 3 key elements of productivity. http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/05/27/the-3-key-elements-of-productivity/ Education. Technology. Productivity. Wed, 23 May 2012 07:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Doug Belshaw http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/05/27/the-3-key-elements-of-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-5839 Doug Belshaw Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:44:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=2252#comment-5839 You're right, having routines, rituals and 'spaces' all help with productivity! :-D You’re right, having routines, rituals and ‘spaces’ all help with productivity! :-D

]]> By: Anonymous http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2009/05/27/the-3-key-elements-of-productivity/comment-page-1/#comment-5827 Anonymous Wed, 27 May 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/?p=2252#comment-5827 The most effective way I find to be productive is to spend time imagining (as vividly as I can) what I want my future to look like in whichever area I’m trying to move forward. Then I spend a little more time imagining exactly how I will do this. This is time well spent as I seem to get lots of motivation from the process as I try to make my present look like my imagined future. I also start to just see opportunities that will help me move forward, they just present themselves -the clever bit of my brain just spots them. When I was looking for a new car a few years back, every time I saw a car of the model I was considering, it just seemed to jump out at me. This was the same clever bit of my brain in action I think. One other way I motivate myself is through uniform. Although I love my bike, I sometimes need a little motivation to actually get out there. All I do in this situation is put on my cycling gear. Suddenly the motivation just comes. I’d be interested to hear other people’s ideas for motivation. The most effective way I find to be productive is to spend time imagining (as vividly as I can) what I want my future to look like in whichever area I’m trying to move forward. Then I spend a little more time imagining exactly how I will do this.

This is time well spent as I seem to get lots of motivation from the process as I try to make my present look like my imagined future. I also start to just see opportunities that will help me move forward, they just present themselves -the clever bit of my brain just spots them. When I was looking for a new car a few years back, every time I saw a car of the model I was considering, it just seemed to jump out at me. This was the same clever bit of my brain in action I think.

One other way I motivate myself is through uniform. Although I love my bike, I sometimes need a little motivation to actually get out there. All I do in this situation is put on my cycling gear. Suddenly the motivation just comes.

I’d be interested to hear other people’s ideas for motivation.

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