5 Productivity Rituals Worth Trying Out
Great productivity rituals allow you to become more productive without much thought. Once you make a habit out of them, you become more productive every day, automatically.
So which rituals are worth the time and energy investment?
The best rituals let you do things such as externalize the stuff you have to get done (so it’s out of your head), introduce accountability into your daily and weekly schedule—while often being lightweight enough to let you get to work quickly.
Here are 5 productivity rituals you must absolutely try:
#1 The Rule of 3
This is one of the best productivity rituals out there.
At the start of each day, fast-forward to the end of the day in your head and then ask yourself:
“By the time the day is done, what three main things will you want to have accomplished?”
This helps you identify what’s actually important and consequential each day.
#2 The weekly review
At the beginning of each week, look at the week ahead and set yourself up to get stuff done.
Schedule blocks of time where you can hunker down on larger projects, and set reminders for what you will have to accomplish.
#3 The daily review
A simple way to start your day.
At the start of each day, before settling into work, review the tasks you plan to get done, and review your calendar for the day, too.
#4 An accountability ritual
At the start of the week, send an accountability partner what you plan to accomplish by the end of the week.
When the week is done, follow up with them to let them know how things went.
#5 Keep an accomplishments list
We tend to focus quite a bit on what’s on our to-do list, forgetting all of the things we’ve accomplished.
To combat this tendency, keep a running accomplishments list as you go about your week—and when the week is done, celebrate what you’ve gotten done!