Productivity?
I have seen many people give different advice on productivity. I tried all of them. Guess what None of them worked.
What does being productive mean? Is it getting more work done in less time? Wrong, it's just getting the right amount of work done that you said to yourself you'd do.
After trying all the jugaads, I am still not productive. I fail to reach my daily quota that I've set myself to get my work done. So here's my take on productivity.
Sit in an empty room and stare at a wall until you start to get bored. The void leaves you in thoughts and boredom until you feel the urge to do something. Make a list of things you have to do, strike away all of them except one. Start working on it and don't look back until you get it done. Trust your instinct, prioritize what needs to be done and what can wait. After you get that one task done, reward yourself, go out, roam around the streets for an hour, have a cup of chai, or do whatever that makes you happy.
This is not a productivity hack but just a jugaad to trick your brain and release some dopamine for completing that task. You get that chemical release when you feel a sense of accomplishment. People who are suffering from anxiety won't get bored because they'll be immersed in their own thoughts. I do not have any advice for them since I'm one of those people and I'm still trying to find an answer to those questions.
I get distracted very easily. I don't know if that's ADHD, but I leave my phone on ring mode and work. The second I hear a buzz, I'll check it. It is my only bad habit that I'm trying to get rid of as quickly as possible. Some days go well, some days might be the worst. I've been wanting to write this for quite a few days, but my procrastinative ass didn't let me.
PS: I wasn't productive while writing this; it's just that I have a power outage, my mobile is dead, I have no access to the internet, all I have is Obsidian to take notes. I sat down for some time, scribbled my thoughts, and out here pushing this article.
All my blogs might not make sense, be meaningless, or have a bunch of grammatical errors, but it's fine; I just scribble what's running through my mind.