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How to Triple Your Productivity in 28 days
The quickest and easiest way to boost your productivity is to develop your concentration. Developing your concentration directly affects your self-discipline, perseverance, and the ability to accomplish the (tasks)goals you set.
Why is this so?
Because concentration is a form of self-discipline, just over a shorter time span. When you focus your attention over a short time span, it's called concentration. When you focus your attention over a longer time span (ie. a month, a year, a lifetime), it's called self-discipline, perseverance, and consistency.
In order words, Productivity!
Famous author, Theron Q Dumont, said this about concentration:
"It is the utmost value to learn how to concentrate. To make the greatest success of anything you must be able to concentrate our entire thoughtt upon the idea you are working on. The person that is able to concentrate utilizes all constructive thoughts and shuts out all destructive ones. The greatest man would accomplish nothing if he lacked concentration"
These are the same concentration builders that many Olympic athletes use every day in order to excel in their chosen sports. Use them yourself and watch your concentration, self-discipline and productive soar.
1. Concentration Builder Week 1
This first exercise is simple, but since most people have horrible concentration, it's good to start small. Each time you eat, smply count the number of the number of times you chew your food before you swallow.
Throughout the week, build up to chewing your food 32 times before you swallow. You'll probably find your mind wandering and losing count. That's ok. Just start over from 1 with each new bite.
2. Concentration Builder Week 2
Again, start off slow and build upon ths concentration builder for week 2. You'll see your concentration noticeably improving as you do. Start by picking a number from 3 - 6. Whenver you are walking anywhere, simply count your steps. For instance, if you pick the number 4, it goes like this step. 1...step. 2.....step 3.....step. 4 and start over at 1. If you find your mind wandering, no need to beat yourself up. Just gently go back to focusing on counting your steps.
Practice these concentration builders over the next 2 weeks and watch your concentration gradually improve and your productivity reach new heights.
If you've been diligent in doing the above 2 concentration management you will notice you have a considerable increase in your productivity and your power to stay focused. In fact, you have probably also noticed that you are more organized, and feel more at ease. These are natural side-effects of building your concentration. Congratulations!
3. Concentration Builder Week 3
This week's concentration-builder is a more potent form of week 2. This time instead of actually counting your steps, you also include focusing on your breathe while walking. So it goes like this.
Whenever you are walking, simply coordinate your breathing with your steps. Again, you want to pick a number that's comfortable for you. Between 3 and 6 is what works for most people. So if you choose the number 4, you want to breathe in over 4 steps. Then breathe out over 4 steps. Inhale for 4 steps. Exhale for 4 steps.
I particularly like this one. I've been doing it for years and it's almost second nature for me. You'll also find yourself quickly making this concentration-builder a habit once you do it a few times. And once you make it a habit, your concentration, focus, and productivity will continue to improve.
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4. Concentration Builder Week 4
This last concentration-builder is simple yet powerful. Note: I said simple...but it may not be easy. But if you are intent on developing an iron-clad concentration, focus and improved productivity, then spend 5 minutes each day on this one and watch your life change by this time next week.
You'll probably need to turn off the t.v...(no groaning) ... and send the kids and spouse out of the room to get the full benefit of this concentration-builder, but it also can be done anytime.
First, focus on your breathing. Now starting from 100 and counting down to 0, you'll count each inhale and exhale to yourself. IE... inhale...exhale...100, inhale...exhale...99, inhale...exhale...98, etc. That's it!
The first few days you may find your mind wandering all over the place, losing count, thinking of events of the day. If so, you have to start all over at 100 and begin again.
By day 4 or 5, you should be able to get close to doing the whole countdown with some effort. By day 7, you'll find your concentration extremely focused and a new sense of effectiveness and organization as your increased productivity allows you to get more done in less time.
Remember, developing your concentration is the easiest way to develop your laser-like focus, consistency, perseverance and productivity.
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