1. Understand your preferences. The best way to get the most of your time is by scheduling your work base on your preference. People have different preferences over their working style. For example, some people work faster at night, others focus better in early morning. Working preference also include like communication tool, office condition and type of work. While you need to follow your working preference, don't forget synchronize with your colleague and client
   
   
2. Don't multi-task, do one at a time. In contrast to popular belief, multitasking does not actually give you effective result for task management. You won't save time by doing all at once, instead you'll get yourself in trouble of losing concentration for each task. This is because, you spend most of your time trying to refocus on which task that need to be prioritized over another.
   
   
3. Plan, plan, plan. Take about 10 minutes to plan your work everyday or every session. To-do list with estimated time spent on each task could be one good tool to plan and organize your work. Use the list to help you to avoid procrastinate and keep your schedule on track. Allow 10-15 minutes buffer for each task and give yourself one minute rest in between of the tasks.
   
   
4. Get an assistant. Stop doing it all alone. If you're better at talking than writing, then you should focus on make calls and get someone to help you with task that requires writing skills and vice versa. You will be amaze how much benefit you can get by just focusing on your strength instead of trying to do all by yourself. You may also need to get an assistant to help you to manage easy-but-time consuming tasks such as data entry, managing emails, etc.
   
   
5. Take a rest. Spend 3 hours working non-stop will give you much less result than if you take 5 minutes rest every half an hour over the span of 3 hours. This is because you will lose your concentration over time and take a rest will help you refresh your mind and avoid mental block. In longer term, having rest in between your work will help you prevent health problem such as back pain and fatigue

Have you tried any of these method to boost your productivity? How do you manage your time in a workplace?

5 Time Management Tips to Boost Your Productivity