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Olivier Chauvin

I lacked of motivation for a few months ever since I started working from how. I had lost track of time and started falling behind on my work. Here are the things I did to find motivation and boost my productivity ( I followed an article about what to do)

  1. read books: this keeps you focused and you can learn a lot from reading. We usually claim that we’re too busy for reading, but now is the perfect time for it. I’ve finished six books so far, and honestly, books like “The Art of Thinking Clearly” changed me for the better.
  2. Set a schedule: This is one of the most important tasks to do. I tend to forget things fairly quickly so I decided to use to-do list apps instead of writing the tasks down on paper. I decided to use Quire for task management because it’s free (the main reason why I chose it haha), and they have a good mobile app to support the system. They have notifications, priorities…. etc. By using softwares like this helped me a lot, I work more efficiently now.
  3. Learn a new language: I recently started to learn German! I’ve always wanted to learn it but never had the time. I highly recommend it! Hope this helps. Cheers!