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Being more productive is about working smarter, not harder, and making the most of each day.

 

While this is no easy feat, getting more done in less time is a much more attainable goal if you’re not sabotaging yourself with bad habits.

 

Following are 16 things you should stop doing right now to become more productive.

Via The Learning Factor

How long does it really take to form a new habit? Read this article to learn the science behind habit formation and how to use it best.

Via Ariana Amorim, Bobby Dillard

How do we get kids who don’t like spinach, to eat spinach? Well, we threaten, force, trick, or promise rewards – you know – carrots and sticks. It’s the same tactic our companies use to manage us. The tools we use to get our kids to eat spinach are the same tools our companies use to affect our behavior.

They use carrots like bonuses and promotions or sticks like being fired and disregarded. Does all this work? Sometimes, that’s why they keep doing it. But getting kids to eat spinach or encouraging new habit changes for the good, requires a new perspective.

The problem with habits is it’s less about others manipulating us with positive or negative consequences – it’s more about us managing ourselves. That is tougher. How do we get kids to eat spinach? (See the last answer below.)

Here are 5 simple keys to success in breaking bad habits!

Via David Hain

One of the BEST ways that I walk my own talk as a Coach and develop myself continuously is via small, consistent, daily habits.

Via Ariana Amorim