Let’s face it – working all day online and sitting on your fat ass isn’t the healthiest way to live. You end up looking like a vampire while feeling like a zombie…crucified and shot 3xtimes in the back.
Don’t let this happen to you ! I have found some dirt-simple ways that improve the quality of my online work while keeping the health high at the same time.
Some of it is heavily inspired by The Now Habit, which is the BEST book on being productive and kicking procrastination in it’s juicy ass !
Ready for some sweet-a-licious working days ? Here we go:
- Do some simple exercise before and between your work
It doesn’t have to be insane Schwarzenegger workouts – simple stuff does white magic too !
Before I work online, I do exercises. And that means stretching, dancing and jogging. This shoots my bloodstream to a higher level and makes my whole body work like a well-oiled machine. After a couple hours of work, I repeat some of the exercise. Work for hours + workout for minutes in-between. High quality of work guaranteed !
- Don’t schedule your work, schedule your play time
Even though I luv my online work, it’s necessary to meet real humans once in a while and let some daylight shine on your bleached skin.
Most people schedule their work, but I do the opposite: I schedule the after-work activities (I use Google calendar): visiting friends, going out, reading and similar activities. Why ? Because if you are half the procrastinator that I am, you will get scared shitless when you see the amount of work you have to face. Planning your leisure activities is more enjoyable and will show the REAL amount of time you can actually spent on working. If you subtract family/friend time, going out and reading, you will see that you don’t have 24 hours for working but WAY less. And that gives you enough pressure to achieve more !
- Divide your day in POWs
I made this term up. A POW is a Period Of Work, and it equals 30 mins of uninterrupted QUALITY work. This principle is so fun it feels like a game. So when I start working, I set my time to 30 mins and work fully focused during that period. No email checking, no surfing the web and no sex in between. Just me and my work. When the 30 mins are over, I take a small break and then tackle the next POW. At the end of the day I count my POWs (usually 5-8) and slowly increase the numbers over a monthly basis.
And yeah – if I interrupt one of these POWs, then I don’t count it. I set my timer and start again. I only count full quality 30 min periods !
Use the website stopwatch to time yourself and start POWing !
BONUS:
- How to get lots of energy…for free
Electricity ? No !Radioactivity ? Hell no !
Water my friend. Pure, fresh water. Do you know that the number 1 symptom of dehydration isn’t thirst, but fatigue ? When you feel tired way too often, you may drink not enough water.
Seriously – forget about eating too much and popping your vitamin pills. If you drink at least 2-3 liters of water a day ( about 10 cups ), you will experience a pure energy rush that keeps you going like a Duracell rabbit.
Summary:
Before you work online, do some exercise. Why ? Good for your health + improves your online work
Plan your leisure time. Why ? Because it shows you how much time you really have for work.
Divide your work in POWS Why ? Beats and procrastination and makes you highly productive.
BONUS:
Drink lots of water (10 cups) ! Why ? Gives you endless energy.
What now ? Tweet and Facebook-share this post and tell me your ways of skyrocketing your online productivity AND boosting your health !
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