(1) Try things. Testing most productivity hacks is really cheap. Try it for a week and if you don’t have a noticeable success, stop doing it. Most things you’ll try might fail, and that’s fine; you only lost a few days of effort.
(2) Don’t be afraid to switch things up if they’ve stopped working for you. For example, I’ve been feeling pretty sick in the morning lately, so I moved my recreational time from the evening to the morning. Just because evening recreational time worked great for me in the past doesn’t mean it’s suited for me right now.
(3) If you’re mentally ill, don’t assume that you can’t pay any attention to productivity advice until you’re better. Yes, there’s a cap on how well you’ll do as long as you’re still mentally ill; yes, advice specific to your mental illness will probably also help. But productivity advice can make the difference between a totally wasted day and two hours of good work.
The biggest pieces of advice I have are:
(1) Try things. Testing most productivity hacks is really cheap. Try it for a week and if you don’t have a noticeable success, stop doing it. Most things you’ll try might fail, and that’s fine; you only lost a few days of effort.
(2) Don’t be afraid to switch things up if they’ve stopped working for you. For example, I’ve been feeling pretty sick in the morning lately, so I moved my recreational time from the evening to the morning. Just because evening recreational time worked great for me in the past doesn’t mean it’s suited for me right now.
(3) If you’re mentally ill, don’t assume that you can’t pay any attention to productivity advice until you’re better. Yes, there’s a cap on how well you’ll do as long as you’re still mentally ill; yes, advice specific to your mental illness will probably also help. But productivity advice can make the difference between a totally wasted day and two hours of good work.