Terris Tuesday Tip of the Week - July 25, 2023

 Great acts are made up of small deeds. - Lao Tzu

Productivity is not just about doing more, it is about creating more impact with less work. – Productivity & Working Hard Quotes

As summer progresses, we are trying to make the most of the days we have left. Vacations are occurring. Longer days of sunlight and heat mean opportunities to be outside or hopefully near water.

Thinking back to the creation of the 40-hour work week, history.com states that the Ford Motor Company was one of the first companies to embrace the 40-hour work week in 1926 in its automotive factories. Previously, they had the factories running 6 days a week, but Edsel Ford, Henry Ford’s son, decided that everyone needed more than a day for rest, recreation, and time with one’s family.

We all have heard that the employees get the most done the day before vacation because they do not want to deal with it while relaxing. In the same thought, over the next couple of weeks the author is going to provide some ideas to complete tasks daily so that evenings and weekends can be spent relaxing and with loved ones.

The first tip is to focus on what actually matters. Along the way, most people have taken on new tasks to complete because being busy is often thought of as productivity. However, as we all know, it is not. We should work on those activities that will have the biggest impact on our jobs or companies, etc. and also on the quality of the work that we are producing.

Stop focusing on the time our team spends in their seats and instead focus on the quality of their work and really defining what success looks like. – Tanya Dalton, This former CEO cut her 70-hour workweek down to 30 with 3 productivity hacks—start with ‘tossing your to-do list’

Additionally, we should focus on our goals. Even though we are relaxing, we can still read books, listen to podcasts to provide knowledge if only for short amounts of time daily. Remember that small amounts of work can add up to major impacts in life. 

The pandemic was hard, but many new ideas came about to delegate more tasks to provide more time to do other things.  For example, grocery shopping can be done by a store employee and then picked up by the consumer.

ACTION: What ways can you save time to spend focusing on what really matters and move you closer to your dreams?

Resources

·        https://www.geckoandfly.com/18617/quotes-office-job-occupation-working-environment-career-success/

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/this-former-ceo-cut-her-70-hour-workweek-down-to-30-with-3-productivity-hacks-start-with-tossing-your-to-do-list/ar-AA1dJe7C?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=7fd1f298718c443c94c5a165b1ce9df2&ei=14

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/3-productivity-tips-that-turned-me-into-a-multimillionaire/ar-AA1e1lVU?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=83e5628256e344ecadcd2784fbac8b70&ei=9

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/productivity-habits-trusted-by-the-world-s-most-successful-entrepreneurs/ar-AA1dECkT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=efe5dd8122f24f3c992400e523aa54b3&ei=56

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/laziness-isn-t-why-you-procrastinate-this-is/ar-AA16s7Uj?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f4a60c0dd5ce4b8f80b4f33fc7129ced&ei=20

·        https://www.npr.org/2021/11/05/1052968060/how-the-40-hour-work-week-became-the-norm

·        https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ford-factory-workers-get-40-hour-week

·        https://strongmadesimple.com/blog/small-actions-and-big-successes