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Anytime you work online, you risk productivity wipeout.
Avoid throwing away your precious time by making every click of the mouse a purposeful one.
Purpose is key to productivity.
It’s pretty powerful stuff.
And the web is a pretty powerful place.
Combine the two the right way and you could do some pretty powerful things.
Otherwise, you’ll surf blindly and without reason.
Answer the following questions:
Keep these questions in mind for the next section.
Each of these are long-term goals.
to make it achieve them, you’re gonna wanna do two things well:
1.
Plan ahead (and revise that plan as needed)
2.
Think of it as your “Life Business Plan.”
If you already have a plan in place, great!
Pull it out and update it.
To ensure a productive session, do these three things before you log on:
1.
State your purpose:Be specific about why you’re going on the web.
That’s okay, just be honest.
you’ve got the option to still follow the next step.
Take into account your other obligations that may be work, family, or cat-care related.
Take a stretch break, rest your eyes, or get a drink of water.
Will you get back to work?
Get ready for bed?
Spend just five more minutes finishing that article?
(And will you use the timer to confirm you follow through?)
Meaning, one that somehow relates back to your Life Business Plan.
Because ultimately they relate back to your purpose – of enjoying your hard-earned free time.
confirm that after you punch the right link, that you follow up with some action.
Remember those actionable steps you listed in your Life Business Plan?
Well, it’s the same principle here.
Ride the Big Waves Like a Pro
Productivity is all about acting with purpose.
Action helps you move forward with purpose.
Action helps you create closure.
And move on from things that don’t ultimately increase your productivity in some way.
When you do, you’ll find that riding the big waves helps you take action toward your goals.
Here’s to web surfing like a pro.
