If you REALLY want to optimize your life,
- Go to you the gym daily (having an active life gives you more energy)
- Eat healthily
- Drink LOTS of water
- Have a good sleeping schedule
- Coffee helps (too much makes you crash)
- Socializing gives you energy. Don't just be stuck 24/7 on the computer
- Take breaks
- Listen to good music (I personally like to mix it, but generally uplifting music helps)
What kind of tool(s)are you using to organise everything?I take regular breaks and if I get too tired then I just stop for the day. I always try to have all my projects well organised with notes on progress, a list of tasks and all the associated information in one place - that way I don't have to stress over getting a project finished when I am tired - I can just drop everything then pick up exactly where I left off the next day. Taking that one step further I find it helps breaking projects up into modules as well, and having a task list for each module, that way the project doesnt get overwhelming and once again you dont have to stress over completing a larger chunk than you can manage in a day.
Like you said, when you get tired you become less productive so i think its better stopping earlier and working again at full steam the next day, than it is trying to cram X number of hours work into each day.
What kind of tool(s)are you using to organise everything?
Thanks a lot for this! Kind of tricky to get track of everything at the beginning, will try this out!For projects I use windows folders and notepad files. No joke!! I have a folder for the project, then i have a file with all the details - what the goal is, any relevant login details and so on, then i have a tasks file with a list of all the tasks that need to be completed and i have those tasks separated into modules if its a big project, then i have an accounts file with details of pricing, outsourcing agreements etc. Then I keep those project folders in dropbox so they are always backed up and available from anywhere.
Thats just for projects I am currently working on, once they are completed and archived the actual data (for example websites, login details etc) is stored in a CRM database for much better organisation. But for the projects themselves, I have never found any other system that works better for me personally (And I have tried basecamp and various other project management tools but I just found they had too much fluff).