Everything You Need To Know About Productivity

We're talking getting sh*t done, productivity, and more.

By Career Contessa Team
August 16, 2020

We're all bad at productivity. Seriously, procrastination is what makes us human. But that doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement.

Career Contessa has been writing articles about everything career-related for years now so we figured we'd round up some of the best advice on our popular topics like productivity. 'Cause you know, who wants to go wading through the archives?

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But now: the productive life.

The Basics

24 Ways to Be a More Productive Human - A list to get you started right away.
How I shot my Productivity Through The Roof - The three basic steps to changing how you work for the better.
15 Time Management Skills to Master Before You’re 30 - Or whatever age you are, really. We're not sticklers.
Rule of 3 Productivity Tip - Creating a daily list of 3 can change your life.
Uncommon To-Do List - You haven't tried these already.
5 TED Talks on How to Better Manage Your Time at Work - We Love a good TED talk.

Routines

Workday Structure Routines - Try these out before you plan your day.
How to Become a Morning Person - Whatever you do, don't hit snooze.
10 Habits That Are Actually Unproductive - Stop these, please.
How to Harness the Power of Rituals to Boost Performance - We mean it, rituals really work.

When You Shouldn't Be Productive

65 Productive Things to Do When You're Bored at Work - There's good bored and bad bored. Who knew?
When Work Routines Become Ruts - Baby steps.
How to Recognize + Recover from a Burnout Diagnosis- Because burnout happens.
It's OK To Be Bored At Work - It really is.
How You're Wasting 50+ Hours a Week - Uh Oh.
Need Some Inspiration? Try Doing Nothing - We mean nothing.

Productivity Tools

8 Chrome Plugins to Maximize Productivity - 'Nuf said.
The Best Thing That Ever Happened to my Gmail - Or why Google Inbox is changing how we get our days done.
Why Focus is a More Important Skill Than Ever - Remember this essential skill?
The To-Do List Tweak That Will Change Your Life - There's always room for improvement.
This Science-Backed Trick Can Increase Productivity by 15 Percent - 15% is a lot.
These Apps Help You Stop Procrastinating - Download them today.

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Career Contessa Team

Career Contessa is an online job search and career advice resource. Since 2013, Career Contessa staff have been writing career advice articles on a variety of topics from job search to advancing at work with insight from experts, research-backed tips, and personal stories to help you become more fulfilled, healthy, and successful at work. When tackling big pain points like job search, interviewing, and career transitions, we need all hands on deck. The articles attributed to the team feature hard work, research, and real experience.