No matter what industry you work in, there never seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. That’s why you always feel several steps

behind. And that’s not good for your productivity or your health. So what’s the solution? Is it working longer hours? Hold on—did you know you can

get more done while reducing your regular working hours?

The answer to the questions above is very simple: you don’t necessarily have to work longer hours at all; according to what

أوضحه “بوب سوليفان“; the American writer; who said: “Research that attempts to determine the relationship between working hours

Productivity drops sharply after 50 hours of work per week, and falls off a cliff after 55 hours—

لدرجة كبيرة”.

He added, “Someone who works 70 hours produces nothing more with those extra 15 hours, according to a study published last year by

John Pencavel of Stanford University.”

Instead of putting in those extra hours, you can be more effective at work by focusing on what really matters. You can

get started as soon as possible by following these simple tips.

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A short to-do list

You’ve just been assigned a major project. Naturally, your mind is racing with a million different thoughts: Where should you start? What will you need

to get the job done on time? As a result, you start creating an enormous to-do list—and that’s where the problem begins.

Out-of-control to-do lists can be overwhelming and keep you from being as productive as possible, because you end up juggling multiple tasks

and directing your energy toward unimportant tasks and activities.

Instead, keep your to-do list short by focusing on just your 3 to 5 most urgent and important tasks,

so you can focus on one task at a time before moving on to less important ones. When you do, you’ll feel an increase

Your productivity—and your worries about work—gradually fade away.

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تقسيم الإنتاج

When it comes to staying productive while working fewer hours throughout the day, we often focus on how long it takes to

finish something, rather than what we’ve already accomplished in a day. For example, you’ve just spent hours writing a 1,000-word post;

which can be frustrating because it took up a large part of your day.

But what happens if you focus on the smaller parts of the post you’re writing? For example, you split it into five 200-word sections,

format them properly, add headings, run a spell check, and add images. Suddenly

You’ll realize that you’ve already accomplished a lot in that time frame.

In fact, recent research found that emphasizing hours worked and how they relate to results leads to what’s known as a culture of inefficiency.

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Positive attitudes

The team working at Mind Tools said they are more effective at work when they have a “positive attitude.”

People with a good attitude take the initiative whenever they can. They’re happy to help a colleague in need,

pick up the slack when a colleague is ill, and make sure their work meets the highest standards.

A good attitude at work helps you set standards for your productivity, make sure you hold yourself accountable, and take

Make decisions more easily, since they’re guided by your intuition—a quality that can be hard to find within organizations.

But demonstrating ethical decision-making and integrity can open many doors for you in the future.