7 Things You Need To Stop Doing To Be More Productive

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7 Things You Need To Stop Doing To Be More Productive

Productivity & Performance 7 Things You Need to Stop Doing to Be More Productive (Backed by Science) When I was 17 year...


Productivity & Performance

7 Things You Need to Stop Doing to Be More Productive (Backed by Science)

Heavy lifting - productivity metaphor

When I was 17 years old, I used to work and study for about 20 hours a day. I went to school, did my homework during breaks and managed a not-for-profit organization at night. At that time, working hard landed me countless national campaigns, opportunities to work with A-list organizations and a successful career. As I got older, I started thinking differently. I realized that working harder is not always the right path to success. Sometimes, working less can actually produce better results.

Consider a small business owner, who works non-stop. However, working hard won't help him compete with his multi-million competitors. Time is a limited commodity. An entrepreneur can work 24 hours a day and 7 days a week (the most amount of time anyone can work, really). His or her competitor can always spend more money, build a bigger team and spend a lot more time on the same project. Then why have small startups accomplished things that larger corporations couldn't? Facebook bought Instagram, a 13-employee company for a billion dollars. Snapchat, a young startup with 30 employees is turning down offers from tech giants Facebook and Google. Part of their successes were based on luck — the rest is based on efficiency.

The key to success is not hard working but smart working.

There's a notable distinction between being busy and being productive. Being busy doesn't necessarily mean you're being productive. Being productive is less about time management and more on managing your energy. It is the business of life. We need to learn how to spend the least amount of energy to get the most benefits. I am so lucky to work with an amazing team here at Filemobile. Everyone always challenges me and helps me sort my priorities to become more productive. I learned to reduce my work week from 80 hours to 40 hours, and get a lot more work done in the process. In other words, less is more.

Here are 7 things I stopped doing to become more productive.


1. Stop working overtime and increase your productivity

Have you ever wondered where the 40-hour work week came from? In 1926, Henry Ford, American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company, conducted experiments with interesting results: when you decrease your daily working hours from 10 to 8, and shorten the work week from 6 days to 5, your productivity increases.

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اور جو کوئی اللہ کا شکر ادا کرتا ہے وہ خود اپنے فائدے کے لیے شکر کرتا ہے

سورہ لقمٰن آیت نمبر  12 وَ لَقَدۡ اٰتَیۡنَا لُقۡمٰنَ الۡحِکۡمَۃَ اَنِ اشۡکُرۡ لِلّٰہِ ؕ وَ مَنۡ یَّشۡکُرۡ فَاِنَّمَا یَشۡکُرُ ل...



سورہ لقمٰن آیت نمبر 

12 وَ لَقَدۡ اٰتَیۡنَا لُقۡمٰنَ الۡحِکۡمَۃَ اَنِ اشۡکُرۡ لِلّٰہِ ؕ وَ مَنۡ یَّشۡکُرۡ فَاِنَّمَا یَشۡکُرُ لِنَفۡسِہٖ ۚ وَ مَنۡ کَفَرَ فَاِنَّ اللّٰہَ غَنِیٌّ حَمِیۡدٌ ﴿۱۲﴾


ترجمہ: اور ہم نے لقمان کو دانائی عطا کی تھی، (٤) (اور ان سے کہا تھا) کہ اللہ کا شکر کرتے رہو۔ (٥) اور جو کوئی اللہ کا شکر ادا کرتا ہے وہ خود اپنے فائدے کے لیے شکر کرتا ہے اور اگر کوئی ناشکری کرے تو اللہ بڑا بےنیاز ہے، بذات خود قابل تعریف۔ 

 4: حضرت لقمان کے بارے میں راجح بات یہی ہے کہ وہ نبی نہیں، بلکہ ایک دانشمند شخص تھے، وہ کس زمانے میں تھے ؟ اور کس علاقے کے باشندے تھے، اس کے بارے میں بھی روایات بہت مختلف ہیں، جن سے کوئی حتمی نتیجہ نکالنا مشکل ہے، بعض روایات میں ہے کہ وہ یمن کے باشندے تھے اور حضرت ہود (علیہ السلام) کے جو ساتھی عذاب سے بچ گئے تھے، ان میں یہ بھی شامل تھے، اور بعض حضرات کا کہنا ہے کہ یہ حبشہ سے تعلق رکھتے تھے، لیکن قرآن کریم نے ان کا جس غرض سے تذکرہ فرمایا ہے، وہ ان تفصیلات کے جاننے پر موقوف نہیں ہے، یہ بات واضح ہے کہ عرب کے لوگ ان کو عظیم دانشور سمجھتے تھے، اور ان کی حکمت کی باتیں ان کے درمیان مشہور تھیں، جاہلیت کے زمانے کے کئی شعراء نے ان کا تذکرہ کیا ہے، لہذا ان کی باتیں بجا طور پر ان اہل عرب کے سامنے حجت کے طور پر پیش کی جاسکتی تھیں۔ 5: 

 آسان ترجمۂ قرآن مفتی محمد تقی عثمانی

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