{"id":115366,"date":"2020-03-30T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=115366"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:24:38","slug":"mind-hacks-to-get-work-done-while-stuck-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/it\/blog\/mind-hacks-to-get-work-done-while-stuck-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"27 Productivity-Increasing Mind Hacks to Get Work Done at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"115366\" class=\"elementor elementor-115366\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee00886 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee00886\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__b66d3e8\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__b66d3e8\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__b66d3e8\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe9c0ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe9c0ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86698cb\" data-id=\"86698cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e6d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97e6d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need to tame your brain for home-based productivity?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f273af6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f273af6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3f3e32\" data-id=\"f3f3e32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa96f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1aa96f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fab253 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fab253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of us are shifting to a remote work setup these coming months. And in a way, that\u2019s a blessing, right? Because many people don\u2019t have the option to bring income in right now at all.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But staying focused and productive while at home in your pajamas brings its own unique challenges. We\u2019ve worked with many thousands of remote workers, digital entrepreneurs, and students \u2013 the pattern is very clear:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People expect a home working environment to liberate them. Instead, a lack of oversight and team cohesion \u2013 not to mention a world of digital distraction at their fingertips \u2013 leads to well-intentioned work sessions slipping like through their fingers like sand.<\/p><p>Just like that, weeks, months, even years can disappear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd6285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fbd6285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc3eb84\" data-id=\"dc3eb84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c10f2b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c10f2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706-1024x799.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-519315\" alt=\"Woman working from home at a desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706-1024x799.png 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706-1536x1198.png 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706-1000x780.png 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Woman-working-from-home-at-a-desk-e1768475822706.png 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f93022 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f93022\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e14e2e\" data-id=\"7e14e2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8942112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8942112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Key to Cracking the Whip on Your Mind for Better Home-Based Results?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-106736c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"106736c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04a66bd\" data-id=\"04a66bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe6a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe6a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Getting productive is about setting up mental frameworks that make productivity easy. And that condition your mind to thrive in any environment. Essentially, you have to \u201coutsmart\u201d your subconscious mind if you want it to behave.<\/p><p><strong>Here are 27 proven mind hacks for doing just that.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e6b470 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e6b470\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6f47f\" data-id=\"7a6f47f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db2041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db2041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Create An \u201cUnschedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15dbc03 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15dbc03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b6d007\" data-id=\"6b6d007\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04cccdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04cccdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s common for procrastinators to move the fun things in life to \u201clater\u201d because they always have work to catch up on\u2026<\/p><p>Then they don\u2019t do the work anyways. And so they put off the fun again too.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This creates a demoralizing situation where they\u2019re constantly in work mode but never actually get anything done. And since they never catch up to leisure, life becomes one long tedious chore of non-accomplishment.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Unschedule is a concept popularized by the book, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B001QNVP7M\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Now Habit<\/a>.\u201d The core premise is to fill your planner with recreation FIRST. Wall off your weekend. Plan time off and activities for rest and recreation throughout the week (and the day).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Remember Parkinson\u2019s Law. Work tends to swell or shrink to the time you give it. So staking off free time first forces you to get work done in tighter windows\u2026you know, so you actually have to do it.<\/p><p>And it gives the brain rewards to look forward to while providing the downtime it needs to be most productive.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a07501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a07501\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28d1b18\" data-id=\"28d1b18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85da9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a85da9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. But Don\u2019t Identify with Procrastination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bf2402 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bf2402\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3ce0a\" data-id=\"eb3ce0a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b269d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0b269d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s difficult to write an article about productivity without talking about \u201cprocrastinators\u201d\u2026<\/p><p>But we have to be cautious about the mental labels we give ourselves.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you accept an identity, you subconsciously tell yourself that\u2019s just the way things are. Labeling yourself creates an easy excuse for not changing. Worse yet, it can make you feel like changing is impossible.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t breathe more life into this challenge than it deserves.<\/p><p>Everyone procrastinates. And there are proven ways to get better at managing your time, focus, and energy.<\/p><p>You are NOT a procrastinator.<\/p><p>You are someone who procrastinates sometimes. And getting more focused is a skillset that CAN be learned.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44843df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44843df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d68782\" data-id=\"7d68782\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f48d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16f48d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Create Accountability<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182679d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182679d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec95962\" data-id=\"ec95962\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b9374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8b9374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often, the true source of procrastination is perfectionism.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In our heart of hearts, we often don\u2019t begin something because we\u2019re afraid of not getting it right or looking stupid, or even being seen as an \u201cimposter.\u201d<\/p><p>The best pressure release valve?<\/p><p>Give yourself the permission to be flawed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Before beginning work, remind yourself that getting it wrong (or at least wrong on the first go) is okay. You are imperfect. And mistakes are lessons you can redeem with trying again.<\/p><p>Open your computer, close your eyes for a moment, and create a silent intention to begin the work session with \u201cbeginner\u2019s mind.\u201d<\/p><p>You\u2019re there to learn and grow through your work.<\/p><p>Liberate yourself (and your results) through this mindset shift and you might tap into your best source of creativity yet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0151ad3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0151ad3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92943a8\" data-id=\"92943a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b6cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27b6cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Embracing Beginner\u2019s Mind<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62475f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62475f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e36fa80\" data-id=\"e36fa80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a7646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a7646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the simplest accountability hacks is putting a whiteboard on the wall and standing up to mark a tally for each hour completed. You could also just use a notepad beside your computer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, this only makes you accountable to yourself, but those tallies function as a \u201cproof of progress\u201d that is very powerful for your brain \u2013 and a hit of accomplishment with every hour that you log.<\/p><p>You could even create a system of rewards and punishments for yourself based on your tally accumulation in a certain time frame.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Of course, making yourself accountable to friends can make this more powerful \u2013 partner up with someone and jump on a call every morning or evening to discuss goals, challenges, and progress. Share your daily tally if you like.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stickk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There are even websites<\/a> where you can obligate yourself to donate cash to a cause you hate if you don\u2019t follow through.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even just filling your spouse in on what you intend to do, and then having them check in at a certain time to make sure you\u2019re doing it, can help keep you on track.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa734b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa734b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a75cd87\" data-id=\"a75cd87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c57379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c57379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. The Power of the \u201cNext Task\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2a0e28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2a0e28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bace8fe\" data-id=\"bace8fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec0a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fec0a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-115372\" alt=\"Mind Hacks to Get Work Done While Stuck at Home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/emma-matthews-digital-content-production-p6g6s_kxkfc-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d318eb7\" data-id=\"d318eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00929e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c00929e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A helpful metaphor for work and life is to imagine yourself on a dark flight of stairs. You don\u2019t know where it\u2019s going, but you can see just that first step in front of you.<\/p>\nAnd once you step onto it, the next step reveals itself.\n\nKeep doing that and step after step reveals itself in turn eventually you arrive at your destination.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Work (and life itself) is like that. We often don\u2019t know where a project will take us, but it seems we always know the first small step to go there. So focusing just on just the first thing you need to do creates momentum and widens your perspective as you go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even if you don\u2019t know how you\u2019re going to do something, or don\u2019t have a bigger picture of the project, don\u2019t let it intimidate you. Choose the first small task you do know and start.<\/p>\nThe rest will unfold in time.\n\nAnd by doing this you create an invaluable habit of always starting.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d80f76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d80f76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccc312f\" data-id=\"ccc312f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f81b08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f81b08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Designate a Dedicated Office Area<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f537baf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f537baf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50274ee\" data-id=\"50274ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-700deba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"700deba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sleep doctors often say you should only use your bed for sleeping or getting intimate \u2013 never laying around watching TV. Why?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, the brain likes to compartmentalize things. Once it categorizes the bed as the sleeping place, you lay down in it and your mental and biological systems immediately start to relax and drift off.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If possible, set aside an entire room for your office, commit to using that room for work and study only, and honor that commitment. Same thing happens. You step in the room and your brain slips into work mode.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some people\u2019s dream is to have a beautiful view from the home office, but don\u2019t let that hold you back. You may actually find it to be a distraction \u2013 for me, putting my desk in front of a blank wall forces me to either work or, well, stare at the wall.<\/p><p>It\u2019s also a lot easier to shut other people out when you have a designated work room.<\/p><p><strong>Which brings up another important point.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76b8fda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76b8fda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-055ef5f\" data-id=\"055ef5f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe419c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe419c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. Train Your Brain to Train People Not to Bother You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d2b8b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d2b8b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd00c9c\" data-id=\"bd00c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb95a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb95a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">People who haven\u2019t worked remotely won\u2019t understand how important it is to preserve your mental focus. And may not realize how demanding knowledge work can be. After all, what could possibly be so challenging about looking up from the computer to answer a quick question, right?<\/p><p><strong>A lot, actually.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All it takes a microsecond of getting pulled out of the zone and you may have to spend 10, 20, 30 minutes, an hour working on getting back in that mental sweet spot again. If you can get back there at all.<\/p><p>And a well-meaning family member can easily interrupt you several times an hour with a \u201charmless\u201d question. There goes the day.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But here\u2019s the real danger. If you fall into the habit of indulging these small interruptions to be polite, you train YOUR OWN brain to accept them (instead of staking off work off as the sacred mental construct it must become).<\/p><p><strong>Warning:<\/strong> you WILL get pushback when you start setting your foot down.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But it\u2019s imperative you get the point across; you are NOT to be bothered while working. Make it a rule, and protect that rule (or no one else will).<\/p><p><strong>Again, work time is sacred.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Turn off phones and other notifications. Lock the door to your home and put in your headphones. Lock the door to your office if you live with others, and put up a custom-made sign letting people know interruption is only allowed in an emergency.<\/p><p>One idea is to leave the door open when doing less demanding stuff but close it during deep work sessions.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This creates an expectation pattern for yourself and others \u2013 the door open means come on in, and door closed means enter at your own risk.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8e0788 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8e0788\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c1f8d4\" data-id=\"0c1f8d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c2c25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46c2c25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Move Around the House Too (Sometimes)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-012678d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"012678d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe823ba\" data-id=\"fe823ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475bec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475bec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A designated office is crucial, but at times you do need to move around to avoid mental stagnation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, in more normal times I often hit a coffee shop or restaurant for changes of scenery if I\u2019m in a slump. It\u2019s often the only creative injection I need to get running again.<\/p><p>If you\u2019re stuck at home right now, you don\u2019t have that option. Try moving around your house instead.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do less demanding work, like fielding emails with clients or making social media posts, at the kitchen table. Or bring the computer out to the balcony or back yard and do some work there if you have the luxury.<\/p><p>Of course, it\u2019s trickier to keep people from bothering you when playing musical rooms, but it can be worth it to keep the mind fresh.<\/p><p>Just choose your battles wisely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4371847 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4371847\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99a562b\" data-id=\"99a562b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac2ff3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac2ff3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Hold Yourself to A Rigid Work Schedule<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46138c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46138c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a51150\" data-id=\"5a51150\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08690e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08690e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just because you \u201ccan\u201d make your own hours doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t have set hours to work by. Keeping a strict schedule leaves you with a lot less choices to contend with and potentially pull you off track.<\/p><p>It also conditions your routine-loving brain to gear up for work at the same time every day.<\/p><p>\u201cClock in\u201d every morning at a specific hour, put in your time, and then \u201cclock out.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You don\u2019t necessarily have to work in 8-hour blocks, though. Once you get productive at home, you may find a lack of office distraction means doing more with less time.<\/p><p><strong>You could also break your day in two.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, get up in the morning and put in your five good hours between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Take some hours off to enjoy the day. And then finish your remaining hours in the afternoon or early evening.<\/p><p>Figure out the best schedule for you, but then stick with it most days.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f008e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f008e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5bb474\" data-id=\"a5bb474\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c337de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c337de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. Get Dressed for Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c61d04b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c61d04b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c70868\" data-id=\"1c70868\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d23c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"69d23c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa3694f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa3694f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Getting dressed for success has a similar effect.<\/p><p>Sure, you can lounge around in your pajamas all day if you want.<\/p><p>But there\u2019s no pride in that. Act like a slob and you will feel, and work, like one.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Try getting up to take a shower, make yourself look put-together, and put on at least casual business clothes. It just gives your morning routine a serious air and leaves you feeling like a professional.<\/p><p>Rituals like this have a profound effect on how you take on the day.<\/p><p>And the results you get over time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bcd92b\" data-id=\"5bcd92b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ddf24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38ddf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash-1024x588.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-115373\" alt=\"Man Laying on sofa and using laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash-1024x588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash-1536x881.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash-1000x574.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dillon-shook-3ipkixvxv_u-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-375d3fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"375d3fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b556326\" data-id=\"b556326\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82371d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d82371d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">11. Put Yourself in the Right Headspace on Command<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-343b6af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"343b6af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b637bc2\" data-id=\"b637bc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f93b04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f93b04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speaking of rituals.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A technique for getting yourself primed for work fast is to use the same exact set up of steps, or ritual, every time you sit down in front of your computer.<\/p><p><strong>Here\u2019s an example.<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Set out your coffee or tea, so you don\u2019t have to get up again.<\/li><li>Lock doors, or set out a \u201chard at work\u201d sign if needed.<\/li><li>Place a notepad beside your computer (see Hack 16).<\/li><li>Sit down.<\/li><li>Write down 5 things you intend to accomplish when you open your computer.<\/li><li>So there\u2019s no question what you\u2019ll be focused on.<\/li><li>Open your computer.<\/li><li>Log in to any programs you\u2019ll be using. Open any docs.<\/li><li>Put in your headphones and start your \u201cwork music\u201d \u2013 for me it\u2019s usually binaural beats, meditation music, or smooth jazz. It probably doesn\u2019t matter as long as it\u2019s consistent.<\/li><li>Mark down your starting time or start your timer.<br \/>Start working.<\/li><\/ul><p>Again, it\u2019s all about training your brain. You want your subconscious mind to recognize this as a primer to switching on the right gear.<\/p><p>Follow the same steps every time, like a pilot enacting a launch sequence.<\/p><p>Eventually that mode switch comes faster and faster.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d001f08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d001f08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef80884\" data-id=\"ef80884\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb6d15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbb6d15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">12. Track Your Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5e4466 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5e4466\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f2e3d4\" data-id=\"5f2e3d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16f8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c16f8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Track your time or work to a timer to train your brain for focused sprints with no getting off task.<\/p><p>You can keep your work blocks short at first and make them longer as the habit normalizes.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tracking what you\u2019re actually doing with your time, or where you might be wasting time, also creates opportunities to improve your metrics. You can\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing wrong if you don\u2019t record what you\u2019re actually doing.<\/p><p>You can use a simple spreadsheet for work tracking. Or a notepad.<\/p><p>Record date, time started, time finished, and what tasks you worked on.<\/p><p>If you want to create accountability here, pair up with a friend to share work tracking in the same spreadsheet on Google Drive.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or track actual computer use, work-related or not, with <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/how-it-works\/\">FocusMe\u2019s handy tracking tool<\/a>, which presents a colored graph of where your online time goes.<\/p><p>Great trick for spotting problem areas with very little effort.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1ea360 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1ea360\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2063c7\" data-id=\"f2063c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420e610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"420e610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13. Batch Multitasking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08e1209 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08e1209\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-501aee8\" data-id=\"501aee8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc691e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc691e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general, multitasking is a bad idea.<\/p><p>It really bogs down your brain and makes you far less effective.<\/p><p>However, reality often doesn\u2019t give a choice, and we\u2019ve all got a handful of bite-sized tasks that we need to address eventually.<\/p><p>Give your brain a break on this one \u2013 but don\u2019t let them creep into work blocks!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best way is to reserve multi-tasking time specifically for these tasks. Keep a list of small things you need to do, hit a timer, and just start knocking them off.<\/p><p>Do it once a day or a few times a week.<\/p><p>Valuable deep work time should always be protected just for deep work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63cf623 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63cf623\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ccaf54\" data-id=\"4ccaf54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53101c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53101c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">14. Schedule (and Limit) Your Email<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d87ccc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d87ccc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-442c94e\" data-id=\"442c94e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e4402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e4402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don\u2019t ever let email checking become a reactive activity!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you do, the part of your brain that craves being told what to do will have you checking into email a few times per hour to see if anything important comes in. This leaves you chasing unimportant but urgent tasks and allows way too many potential digital distractions in.<\/p><p>Email is a simple one to solve, thankfully.<\/p><p>Just give yourself 30 minutes, twice a day \u2013 less times or more, depending on your industry needs, but it SHOULD be set in stone.<\/p><p><strong>No emails outside that time. Period.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Face it:<\/strong> for most of us, the world will NOT stop if an email sits half a day waiting for an answer.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also use web blocking software to set email limits using technology that will lock you out if you keep getting carried away. Our productivity software comes with a <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/features\/\">Launch Limit feature perfect for focus-friendly email management<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af104bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af104bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0f0269\" data-id=\"f0f0269\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0395a76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0395a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15. Put a Dial on Your Social Media Time Too<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-926b9c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"926b9c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a107531\" data-id=\"a107531\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4873a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4873a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If email is a dangerous foe, social media is the \u201cboss battle\u201d for freelancers and online workers everywhere.<\/p><p>And make no mistake, social media has a massive impact on your brain and the way you think.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Studies show that too much social media time actually trains your brain for obsessive, info-snacking behavior that has radical implications for your focus time even when you\u2019re logged out.<\/p><p>Fortunately, there\u2019s a simple way to stop letting social media take over without opting out completely.<\/p><p>How much social media do you actually need? Probably not that much.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just designate a social media hour at night to touch bases, make a couple posts, and check your messages. Include One QUICK check in the morning if you really feel it\u2019s crucial.<\/p><p>But you DO need to set rules on this.<\/p><p>You can even <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/pricing\/#sec-buy-now\">use a web blocker to cut yourself off social media<\/a> during the day when you\u2019re supposed to be working.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e815506 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e815506\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9803cc\" data-id=\"d9803cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c7aac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c7aac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">16. Keep a \u201cDistraction Release Valve\u201d Beside Your Computer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f27dea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f27dea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9d299c\" data-id=\"d9d299c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449b66a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"449b66a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ll be researching during online work time, you need a proven way to avoid following distraction rabbits down their bottomless holes.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After all, who hasn\u2019t innocently clicked a tempting link \u2013 just for a sec, mind you \u2013 only to end up spending the rest of the day reading up on some wild conspiracy theory or collecting silly cat photos?<\/p><p>Even if you aren\u2019t surfing the web, those little to-dos that pop into your mind can really dilute your focus.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A great way to deal with these potential detours and mind burps is keep a small notepad beside your computer. I call this the distraction release valve.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Use it to jot down topics you want to research later, ideas you want to explore, or little quick to-dos. Anything that would otherwise drag you off track.<\/p><p>Then you can come back later when you\u2019re done working and take care of them.<\/p><p>You\u2019ll often find that after a bit of time passes, they don\u2019t seem all that pressing anymore.<\/p><p>Let Future You be the judge of that, though.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c88af98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c88af98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4091254\" data-id=\"4091254\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046df8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"046df8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">17. Get Real with People You Talk to Online<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0e18de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0e18de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bddf1e9\" data-id=\"bddf1e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-892e22e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"892e22e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m talking about real interaction \u2013 video and voice calls.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It might seem counterintuitive to get more productive by jumping on a call\u2026But there are plenty of reasons it keeps your brain on a tightly focused track.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For one, thing, email and chatting grinds up a lot of unnecessary time simply because we talk faster than we write \u2013 not to mention all the nuances that get missed in text-based communication and require clarification.<\/p><p>Sometimes it\u2019s easier to just pick up the phone for a quick 5-minute call to get the point across.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also, voice and video communication just feel more \u201creal.\u201d So you feel less alone and keep your work at home grounded in the real world.<\/p><p>Overall great for your emotional health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32f5977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32f5977\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20fc97\" data-id=\"e20fc97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90238f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e90238f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18. Stop Work and Get Your Blood Flowing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6cac85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6cac85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e91ca05\" data-id=\"e91ca05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f980e08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f980e08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to keep the engines of your mind burning clean?<\/p><p>Rev up the engines in your body.<\/p><p>The human animal was born to move!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do a set of pushups or jumping jacks if you find yourself getting bored, burnt out, or uncreative. Split your day in half with a workout or quick run.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even long slow walks (for those of us who can get out of the house that long) can be great for giving the mind a relief from the screen. Take in the scenery and give your subconscious a chance to chew on things.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I can\u2019t tell you how many times just setting down a difficult problem and going for a walk allowed my subconscious to hit me with the answer out of the blue.<\/p><p>Some of history\u2019s greatest creative minds swore by this trick.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ba71b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ba71b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b44da9\" data-id=\"6b44da9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68718e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68718e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19. Don\u2019t Put in That Over-Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59333f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59333f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42d5d31\" data-id=\"42d5d31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd4eae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd4eae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More hours do not always equal more results!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Far from it, in fact, when you\u2019re dealing with the brain. Because there\u2019s definitely a point of diminishing returns with quality cerebral output.<\/p><p>And don\u2019t forget the lessons of the Unschedule from Mind Hack #1.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Constantly moving forward to tackle all the things you meant to do earlier can create a demoralizing cycle that robs life from you with little reward.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So if it\u2019s getting late and you still haven\u2019t finished what you wanted, sign off for the day and try to do better next time. At some point just beating your head against the computer more will NOT make anything better come out of it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4a2f6c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4a2f6c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28eb196\" data-id=\"28eb196\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6430c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6430c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20. Create Artificial Deadlines<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d478513 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d478513\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad64c3e\" data-id=\"ad64c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f910144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f910144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A deadline is a powerful way to get a lot more work done in a less time, and many remote workers find it\u2019s the only way to keep moving.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you went to college, you probably remember how Parkinson\u2019s law dictated your life. Professors would give you way too much time to finish things, thinking it was all you could take. But you\u2019d wait all month and get it done in one or two nerve-wracked days.<\/p><p>They would have served you better by teaching you and your brain the focusing power of a tight deadline.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t just have a project deadline either \u2013 break projects down into small, manageable chunks and set artificial deadlines throughout. Put them right on the edge of your comfort zone to find out what you can really do.<\/p><p>Some people just function at their best by forcing themselves to stop the brainstorming and jump into the doing.<\/p><p>And finishing early leaves an emergency cushion in case you need to make big changes before the actual due date.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f08801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f08801\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bcc0f1\" data-id=\"7bcc0f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0db554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0db554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">21. Perfect the Art of Always Starting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20b3977 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20b3977\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a87803e\" data-id=\"a87803e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67b288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a67b288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Struggling to find your motivation to start?<\/p><p>Constantly putting things off for later?<\/p><p>Often what causes this is your subconscious associates too much pain with what needs to be done or perceives the project as too big.<\/p><p>Trick your brain by setting a timer for \u201cjust 10 minutes.\u201d<\/p><p>Anyone can find the motivation for 10 short minutes.<\/p><p>And the real power of this technique is that once you start you\u2019ll often fall right into your flow and end up working for hours.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you get used to this habit, longer periods of time, like \u201cjust 25 minutes,\u201d will kickstart things just as easily. The more time you spend in the flow, the more your brain wants to be there and the easier it gets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e701c20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e701c20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f47e3\" data-id=\"50f47e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd7c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdd7c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">22. Allow Yourself a Little Morning Indulgence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70f5068 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70f5068\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fb4e4a\" data-id=\"4fb4e4a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc6219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dc6219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-115374\" alt=\"Allow Yourself a Little Morning Indulgence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/amanda-lins-mwywbv1arpw-unsplash.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ca42be\" data-id=\"3ca42be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9572b35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9572b35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f522b90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f522b90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If it really just drives you crazy to wait all day before checking social media, playing a game, or reading emails.<\/p><p>Okay, go ahead \u2013 check it when you first get online.<\/p><p>5-10 minutes max and then get back off.<\/p><p>This allows you to \u201cget your fix\u201d and catch any important messages \u2013 but get off fast so you don\u2019t lose the whole day to it. No nagging feeling in the back of your mind that you might have missed something.<\/p><p>After a week of this your subconscious might accept that there\u2019s rarely anything pressing and you won\u2019t need to do this anymore.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cde3864 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cde3864\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87ce85b\" data-id=\"87ce85b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4988fc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4988fc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#modalPdf\" rel=\"modal:open\">Download this article as a PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34e4364 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34e4364\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90bda8e\" data-id=\"90bda8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f443f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f443f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">23. Use Pomodoro for Regular Work Blocks and Breaks<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53b65c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53b65c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc780a2\" data-id=\"dc780a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aab86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aab86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A lot of people swear by the Pomodoro technique, a time management strategy that separates work into (usually) 25-minute blocks separated by 5-minute breaks.<\/p><p>There are different ways to approach this, but a common method is:<\/p><ul><li>25-minute work block<\/li><li>5-minute rest<\/li><li>25-minute work block<\/li><li>5-minute rest<\/li><li>And so on<\/li><\/ul><p>After about 4 pomodoro intervals, you\u2019re encouraged to take a 15-20-minute break.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/\">FocusMe Productivity software<\/a> has Pomodoro Features built right into the program, and it\u2019s all automated based on your settings.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The power in Pomodoro is it keeps work blocks small and digestible while putting breaks on a time limit too, so you can\u2019t wander off and get caught up in something else.<\/p><p>And the 30-minute intervals (25-minute work bloc + 5-minute break) fit nicely into an hourly workday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f61f293 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f61f293\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d123ae\" data-id=\"8d123ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d019c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d019c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">24. How to Always Make Time for the Biggest Rocks in Your Bucket<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1174151 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1174151\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5dde35\" data-id=\"f5dde35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b2335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59b2335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Stephen Covey (author of \u201cThe 7 Habits of Highly-effective People\u201d) advocated always putting \u201cthe big rocks first.\u201d<\/p><p>Covey\u2019s metaphor is filling a bucket with rocks, pebbles, and sand. What\u2019s the best way to do it?<\/p><p>Well, if you filled the bucket with sand first, you\u2019d leave no room for pebbles or rocks.<\/p><p>But if you put the big rocks in first, the pebbles can fill in the spaces between the rocks, and the sand can fill the spaces in between.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The \u201cbig rocks\u201d are your most important goal-related projects. Pebbles are small, less important tasks. And sand is the \u201cfiller\u201d tasks that often leave no time for the things that matter.<\/p><p>It\u2019s an apt metaphor for why you should always tackle high priority actions first.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You just have to ask yourself \u2013 does filling your time with tasks ever pay if it crowds out the space that would have accommodated your biggest rocks?<\/p><p>Probably not.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93266e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93266e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac8dada\" data-id=\"ac8dada\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82105a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82105a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">25. Give Your Mind the Bait to Keep Moving Forward<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ccbdc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ccbdc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-16b8a95\" data-id=\"16b8a95\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72040c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72040c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rewarding yourself for reaching small milestones and completing projects to dangle a carrot in front of yourself.<\/p><p>A simple way to do this?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Write out a list of things you\u2019ve been wanting to do or buy (even if you intend to do or buy them already). And then indulge your desires as you put in a certain number of hours or hit a particular milestone.<\/p><p>Your brain quickly learns that it gets rewards for working.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you find this technique falling flat, though, because you don\u2019t ever actually get to reward yourself, you may need to adjust. Again, remember the lesson of the Unschedule: Depriving yourself completely can be self-defeating.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here\u2019s how you can counteract that. Reward yourself for smaller achievements early on, so you\u2019re not running a marathon to hit your first finish line.<\/p><p>Sometimes your brain just needs to learn what goal achievement actually feels like.<\/p><p>After you build up a bank of small wins to whet your appetite, then start demanding more of yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d60703e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d60703e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26b1573\" data-id=\"26b1573\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac8f714 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac8f714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">26. Give Yourself a Computer \u201cCurfew\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15c0ce8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15c0ce8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c06cd8\" data-id=\"2c06cd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae20f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae20f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Not only are computer screens disruptive to healthy sleep, but spending half your night in the digital world after work can be disruptive to happy living. Not to mention make you feel like you never checked out of work at all.<\/p><p>Give yourself a \u201ccomputer curfew.\u201d<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, force yourself to shut down all computers and devices at 8:30 pm. So you can wind down and listen to music, read, or just spend time with family.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re using FocusMe, you can set these rules in virtual stone, making it impossible to open your apps or browsers. You can even retain access to certain programs, like Spotify for music, while keeping yourself out of everything else.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Keeping your nights completely free not just of work but any digital activity is one of the quickest and easiest productivity hacks anyone can implement starting tonight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d37f526 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d37f526\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73c8f79\" data-id=\"73c8f79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfb1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abfb1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27. Inject Your Work with Purpose<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5708696 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5708696\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5db2fc8\" data-id=\"5db2fc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df62bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df62bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s so much easier to get passionate and engaged with what you\u2019re doing if you have a bigger why.<\/p><p>If you don\u2019t have one, hey, money isn\u2019t a horrible place to start.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">List out all the things you plan to do with your money \u2013 and that you couldn\u2019t do without it. Reading over this in the morning can instantly remind you why working hard is important, perhaps even mandatory.<\/p><p>But the most powerful why will be bigger than you.<\/p><p>Think about the bigger picture. How does your work CONTRIBUTE to the world?<\/p><p>How does your product or service genuinely make people more satisfied, make them safer, or help them live better lives.?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maybe at this moment, you just can\u2019t get excited about the impact your work has on the world. Hey, we all have to pay the bills. But often even the most mundane work in the world has an important purpose.<\/p><p>Imagine a world without clean floors and unclogged toilets, for instance. Most things matter, or they wouldn\u2019t exist.<\/p><p>So try to connect with what makes YOUR work matter.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If that still doesn\u2019t work, can you think of your job as a chance to master a skill that will take you where you want to go? How would seeing your work as being paid to learn change your approach?<\/p><p>The simple question of why can completely transform a day of work.<\/p><p>Perhaps even an entire career.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f927562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f927562\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13695d2\" data-id=\"13695d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1be9e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1be9e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bottom Line: You Don\u2019t Need A Drill Sergeant Standing Over Your Shoulder To Conquer Worlds At Home<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2918178 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2918178\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71f2455\" data-id=\"71f2455\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080ba9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"080ba9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Disciplining the brain is like leash-training an over-eager puppy.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What happens when you try to walk an untrained dog? It constantly runs circles around your feet, right? It\u2019s wriggling little nose yanking it (and often you) this way and that.<\/p><p>How do you get it to settle down and follow, then? Kick it in the ribs? Scream at it and tell it what an unproductive loser it is?<\/p><p>Of course not!<\/p><p>Yet so many people take the \u201ckick in the ribs\u201d approach to getting their brain to behave. Is it any wonder it fails?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No, you give clear and simple commands. Reinforce them by gently but consistently guiding it back on track again and again. Maybe even the occasional treat.<\/p><p>Just like with the puppy, your mind needs the right guidance and conditioning.<\/p><p>This list of mind hacks can help you do it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31e850a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31e850a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-364ad2c\" data-id=\"364ad2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5a5cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e5a5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now Go Teach Your Brain to Behave:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dba0ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dba0ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa4c175\" data-id=\"fa4c175\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e8c84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86e8c84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out this video find out how our productivity software can help.Or learn more here:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-929a1fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"929a1fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c860dc\" data-id=\"8c860dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58139c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"58139c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/FvZlSCA65LI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abebbdc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abebbdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a570983\" data-id=\"a570983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc7abc elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-124151 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"edc7abc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNzExNCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85eaac0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85eaac0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-026971d\" data-id=\"026971d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b41d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b41d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd8ce24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd8ce24\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b1b0e0\" data-id=\"6b1b0e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08db09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e08db09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2351\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2351\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are \u201cmind hacks\u201d and how can they help productivity?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2351\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2351\"><p>Mind hacks are simple psychological tricks or strategies that help you focus, motivate yourself, overcome procrastination and work more effectively, especially in a home environment with distractions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2352\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2352\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can changing my environment improve my productivity at home?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2352\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2352\"><p>Yes; rearranging your workspace, reducing clutter, or separating work and living areas helps your brain associate that space with focus, making it easier to get into a productive mindset.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2353\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2353\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why does my motivation drop when I work from home?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2353\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2353\"><p>Motivation can drop at home because there are more distractions, fewer external cues (like colleagues or office routines), and blurred boundaries between work and personal time. Mind hacks help create structure and anchor focus.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2354\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2354\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can breaking tasks into smaller chunks help me get more done?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2354\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2354\"><p>Small chunks make big tasks feel less overwhelming. Completing short bursts of work releases tiny feelings of accomplishment, which keeps your motivation rising and reduces procrastination.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2355\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2355\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What role does a routine play in staying productive at home?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2355\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2355\"><p>Routine creates predictability and trains your brain to know when it\u2019s work time and when it\u2019s rest time. This helps conserve mental energy and makes it easier to stay consistent.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2356\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2356\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can using a timer really help productivity?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2356\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2356\"><p>Yes, timers (like Pomodoro) help structure your work into focused intervals with breaks. This reduces burnout and keeps your attention sharper, especially when working on long or boring tasks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2357\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2357\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I stay focused when I feel stressed or overwhelmed?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2357\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2357\"><p>Pause and take a short break to breathe, stretch or walk. Resetting your nervous system gives clarity and helps you approach your work with more calm and control.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2358\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2358\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Should I plan my work day the night before?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2358\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2358\"><p>Absolutely; preparing a clear plan the night before helps reduce decision fatigue in the morning. Knowing exactly what to do first gets you started faster instead of wasting time deciding.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2359\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2359\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can accountability help me work better at home?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2359\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2359\"><p>Accountability, even informal like telling a friend your goals, increases your commitment. When you know someone else expects you to follow through, it\u2019s easier to stick with your tasks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-23510\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-23510\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if I still feel unproductive despite trying mind hacks?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-23510\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-23510\"><p>If so, take a step back and review your routine. Identify what\u2019s distracting you most and experiment with small adjustments. Sometimes a combination of techniques works best, so it\u2019s worth trying different mind hacks until you find what fits you.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Need to tame your brain for home-based productivity? A lot of us are shifting to a remote work setup these coming months. And in a way, that\u2019s a blessing, right? Because many people don\u2019t have the option to bring income in right now at all. 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