Five things productive people never do

Hermione Granger just managed to get everything done, didn't she? Source: Supplied

IT IS rare a day goes by without someone telling you how "busy" they are.

With more time pressures in our careers and personal lives, people often feel they're being pulled in opposite directions. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Productivity is one of those traits we all wish we had but are convinced we don't, just because you might be prone to a little procrastination.

But being productive isn't just about having the focus to finish those necessary tasks. It's about organising your life in a way that you, and those around you, get the most out of it.

Life coach and managing director of PR and marketing firm Mango Communications Claire Salvetti considers herself a productive person. As an executive managing a team of employees, her clients' problems and her personal life, Ms Salvetti offers some insight on what productive people never do.

A productive person never tolerates what doesn't need to be tolerated …

"As a productive person, I never tolerate things that need to be tolerated," she said. "What I mean by that is figuring out what things are useful and aren't useful in my life. If you tolerate things, they're distracting you from what is important."

Mango Communications managing director and life coach Claire Salvetti. Source: Supplied

She said that this could be anything such as the chair at work that's bad for your back. Being distracted by the chair takes up space in your mind. Or it could be something bigger such as having a colleague on your team who is not very good or very nice, and they could be replaced with someone better.

A productive person never leaves things unresolved …

Ms Salvetti said: "This could be something like a bad habit, an incomplete project or an unkind remark.

"If you commit to something, complete it. Not only does it let you be present but it also gives you a sense of accomplishment and emotional freedom that you can devote to your quality of life."

But that doesn't mean you should push through on something you know is not going to work. "Productive people fail fast," Ms Salvetti said. "If you thought something was a good idea and it's not, cut your losses as quick as you can."

She said it's also important to resolve things on a personal level. An unkind remark to someone can burden you with a lot of guilt.

Don't let little things distract you from being unproductive. Source: ThinkStock

A productive person never puts "should and could" obligations before what they really want to do ...

"We have so many obligations in our lives and we all sit there and try to do the 'right thing' all the time," Ms Salvetti said. "But you know what you really want to do and everyone needs to be a little more selfish sometimes.

"It's a more productive place if you recognise what's important and prioritise those things. You get a gut feeling about the things you really don't want to do."

But that doesn't mean you should go out and scream "me, me, me" at the top of your lungs. It means kindly decline invitations to things you know you're not really going to make it to or will make you late to something else.

Ms Salvetti said: "I used to say yes to everything because I thought I should but then you end up in a world of pain in your own head."

A productive person never overfills their day …

Know how much you can fit into a day and stick to it.

"Something I've done as part of my life coach training are the daily habits or positive behaviours that keep you focused," Ms Salvetti said. "For me, I wake up and read the news and then listen to ABC radio. It makes me feel good and I always fit it in."

A productive person never confuses busy with productive …

Ms Salvetti said she's banned the word "busy" from work: "Busyness is not productive. If you are too busy, you're not living and being present. You're doing too much.

Being busy is not being productive. Source: ThinkStock

"I've been busy in my life and a lot of them were obligations so I spent some time decluttering my life."

Ms Salvetti said that if there are things you can delegate or outsource, then there are people who can help with that. "I'm not a good gardener and it stresses me out so I'm prepared to pay someone to that for me.

"There are people to do everything these days and I don't think we should be ashamed to bring people in to help. It doesn't make you any less a highly achieving person, it's about recognising where you want to invest your time."

A productive person never loses perspective …

Productive people take time out to reflect. Source: ThinkStock

According to Ms Salvetti, productive people know how to operate at their optimum level.

"It's about knowing who you are. Productive people often have pretty full schedules but you have to give yourself time to reflect so you can think about what you're doing and make changes and tweaks.

"Productive people have perspective. Perspective is everything. You can lose sight of yourself very quickly so time to reflect is important.

"Take a walk around the block. People who take time for lunch, even if it's 10 minutes, are more productive."

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