Top Reads Of The Week: The Joy Of Time Batching And Productivity

As busy professionals, our schedules are often filled to the brim with meetings and tasks to complete. We can get so caught up with work that we might even forget our all-important lunch and power through dinner as well. Alas, we can only do so much given the 24 hours we have in a day. While time management is vital, being productive is another matter in its entirety.

Enter time batching.

Time batching, or task batching, is a very valuable time-management technique that I’ve implemented into my daily routines (LinkedIn Power Hour, etc.). It is the act of grouping similar task together for a more seamless workflow that brings out the optimal productivity and concentration, and at the same time, avoid multi-tasking.

Did you know that multi-tasking can lead to a drop in productivity? As much as 40%. And multi-taskers are prone to make 50% more errors when completing a task. We sure wouldn’t want that do we?

Thus, for this week, I would like to share three articles on the benefits of time batching and how we can improve our overall productivity at work.

How To Improve Productivity With Time Batching

Some days, we feel like we can take on the busiest of workdays with ease while on another, we feel lost and overwhelmed. Do not fret because, with time batching, a structure of order and routine will form naturally, with a little practice, of course. By implementing this in our daily work timings, we will definitely need less time to refocus and ultimately achieve the productivity level we desire.

Productivity Tip: The Benefits of Task-Batching

Distractions can run rampant when we are least aware, and before we know it, we’ve lost those precious productive minutes or even hours. In this article, there is a list of task-batching essentials that I find very useful when it comes to planning. A word of caution, without a proper plan or schedule in place, task-batching might be a difficult feat to pull off. So take time and find the best course of action for you.

The To-Do List Strategy You Need If You’re Always Busy, Yet Somehow Unproductive

Everybody has a to-do list. It might be in the form of mental notes or jotting them down on our trusty planner. But how can we maximize productivity when it comes to tackling the tasks written on our list? Here comes the “magic” of batching. Have a read and discover how you can reinvent your approach with your to-do list.

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