What comes to your mind when you hear about how to boost?
Until everyone on your team knows how to focus, they will never be able to think clearly and solve problems efficiently.
However, staying focused has become harder these days. Every time your mind wanders, you waste time and energy trying to get back on track.
Interruptions are bound to happen every now and then among your team members, so how to increase team productivity and help everyone stay focused?
An interview was held about how to focus better with the CEO of Zapier, and I found it would be very helpful. Read it below
Why do you think people are getting harder and harder to focus on work these days?
There are two main reasons why many people struggle to focus on work:
There are many different types of productivity tools at our disposal and context switching between these tools is hard to do.
Think about how many different software you use at work: depending on what you do for a living, you might use as many as 15 apps to do your job. Switching between all of these different tasks, apps, and steps is tough for most people to do, and it often decreases productivity.
More tools and technologies are emerging that will help us streamline and prioritize our work lives and quiet the noise. Some of these tools include automation, “do not disturb” functionality, and time limit caps on app usage.
What’s your suggestion on staying focused and progressing forward?
Automation is the easiest thing you can do to be more efficient with your time, yet it’s one of the most underused productivity tactics. It helps you complete the small, tedious tasks on your to-do list, so you can focus on higher value work.
Some people say that productivity tools distract people from working, what do you think?
Automation is a mindset, the same can be said for productivity. It’s less about the tools and technical skills, and it’s really more about how you approach your work.
There are simple habits we can build and ways of thinking that can help us achieve our goals. Productivity tools are a way to help us get there because they remove a constraint, but they’re only part of the solution.
In order to remove those constraints, you have to get into the right mindset to recognize that the constraints exist, and find creative ways to remove those constraints.
What is the best way to use productivity tools?
If you’re new to productivity tools, ask your co-workers what types of apps they use to stay organized. Try just a small handful of tools (chat, email, and calendaring) over a period of time so you can see if they help you get more work done.
The bottom line, productivity is less about the tools and the technical skills, but more about how you approach your work. In order to increase productivity, start paying attention to the constraints and try to figure out ways to tackle them.
