9 Productivity Hacks for Peak Performance
When I was younger, I noticed that the top performers in life were the ones that were successful in Spirituality, had an Abundance of Wealth and had excellent health.
Time seemed to vanish as quickly as the day began. And I could not accomplish all my goals within the 1440 minutes of the day.
Like like tiny bits of sand in an hour glass slowly passing away. If I only had more time, I could accomplish my goals and be World Class.
My definition of World Class:
“That I have the Time to do the things I Love while creating a life of Abundance in Spirituality, Financial, Health, and Relationships.”
How Did the Top Performers Achieve Their Success?
What made them great, these were burning questions that I pondered years ago I searched to find the answer.
After countless hours of study and learning from many of my “Mentors,” their top secret for Achievement was the Management of Time.
The adage that time is more valuable than money holds more truth than ever. So I Had a Decision to make, either I do what everyone else does and have a life half full. Or I use the capacity that we all have to become great and use it to my advantage.
I needed to find ways to be more productive and take my game to the next level. So over the course of many years, I continued to find tools to make my life more productive in the least amount of time.
I would evolve and use tactics and strategies each year to achieve peak performance.
With so many distractions ranging from Raising Kids, Career Advancement, Youth Programs, Community Service, Social Media not to mention TV and Radio we can get easily distracted.
We constantly get bombarded with “Things to Do” and easily distracted.
For each of us to rise to the potential we all have we must make efficient use of our time.
I am constantly looking for ways to give me more time to do the things I love and be more efficient and productive.
Below are some of my favorites. (Disclaimer — I do not make any royalties from these recommendations.)
1. Focus at Will
The majority of people listen to music while working, studying or being creative. Unfortunately, most of us are listening to the wrong music.
How Does It work
Focus @ Will uses technology that delivers various “Attention Amplifying” music channels that are scientifically designed to engage with your brains limbic system.
Dr. Evian Gordon and Dr. Stephen Sideroff of UCLA have shown trials of 12–15% positive increase in focus biomarker and up to an incredible 400% in extended session times.
Cost
How I Use It
So when I am in my creative brainstorming time, writing, journaling or even when I am browsing areas I want to learn. I seem to get more done as well as my attention increases in the subject matter that I was using.
2. Focus Booster App
Based on the pomodoro technique, focus booster will empower you to maintain focus and manage distractions. Stay focused and fresh to get more done.
How Does It Work
With Focusboosterapp it has a running clock that is set at 25 minute Pomodoro to keep you focused. When your done its time for a short break, by using this, you will break the cycle of distraction and accomplish more.
Cost
How I Use It
I set my focus booster app for 25 minutes. I work tirelessly as its a race to beat the clock. I stay in the zone for this amount of time, and I do not let any other interruptions take place. I turn my phone off, and I do not let any distractions get in my way.
Your productivity will increase during the 25 minutes when the timer goes off you will then spend five minutes taking a break. Step outside or do some stretches or meditate.
3. Rescue Time
If you want to become your most productive self and conquer each day, you need to understand how you spend your time, and RescueTime is the app you need to get that knowledge.
RescueTime has been my favorite productivity app for years. It tracks and gives you insight into where the minutes and hours of the day go while you’re on your computer.
How Does It Work
RescueTime analyzes how you spend your computer time and graphs it for you in multiple ways. For example, at the end of a week, you can see how many hours you’ve spent in total on productive versus distracting tasks. Or you can drill down into one day and monitor whether you were more productive in the morning or the afternoon.
Cost
How I Use It
At the end of each week, I track my productivity score to see how productive I am. If I get a score over a 75, I feel I have utilized my time wisely.
4. Box Breathing
Box breathing is a powerful technique to hack your brain, allowing you to take control of your body’s primeval, unconscious responses. Using audio prompts and gamification techniques, you will improve in the following:
Improved learning and skill development
Enhanced arousal response
Increased focus and attention
Reduced Stress
Increased Energy
Enhanced arousal response
Increased focus and attention
Reduced Stress
Increased Energy
How Does It Work
You follow the prompts on when to hold your breath; starting at 4-second hold. It has a nice flow it with a chime that keeps you on point.
Cost
How I Use It
Every morning I start my day with Box Breathing before I start my actual meditation. It energizes my mind and gets me in a positive state of mind for the day.
5. Lumosity
This simple online tool helps train core cognitive abilities by using various training to help engage your brain and keep it challenging.
How Does It Work
Lumosity’s games are based on five general cognitive areas: speed, memory, attention, flexibility, and problem-solving. It keeps track of your BMI scoring, and you can see improvement each day. The games and training are quite fun, and I have noticed an overall improvement in my memory.
Cost
How I Use It
Each day I spend 15 minutes with doing the various exercises. You need to be in a quite environment so you can focus and pay attention.
6. Audible
Audible is audio books you can listen to rather than reading. The narration is fantastic, and the selection is World Class. You can choose from Fiction to Non-Fiction, and they have millions of book titles to choose.
Cost
How I Use It
I listen to one book a week; I use it during normal routines such as cleaning the house or shopping. I use when I go on my daily walks, and I listen in my car or when I travel.
7. Blinkist
Blinkist is 15-minute book summaries; Their team reads books, pulls out the key insights.
Each summary is called a blink, and the idea is to absorb the knowledge on the go. You can read or listen to each book.
Cost
How I Use It
After I have read the entire book, I then follow up using Blinkist to get the overall summary. I also like to add another book every day to see I will purchase the entire book.
8. Calm
Calm is an App that helps you stay consistent with meditation. It has breathing exercises as well as meditations to help you relax and sleep better.
Cost
How I Use It
I use it every day to help me with my meditation. I first do Box Breathing, and then I go into using Calm. After the 10–15 minutes, I then meditate on my own and use affirmations on my goals.
9. Verbal Advantage
Verbal Advantage uses a systematic approach and short lessons to improve your vocabulary and help increase your confidence in expressing yourself in speech and writing. This vocabulary building software consists of 24 audio CDs and two CD-ROM guidebooks. The program encompasses 3,500 vocabulary words you learn through a process of repetition and progression as you assimilate the words into your vocabulary.
Cost
How I Use It
Each week I practice and learn three new vocabulary words. Not only does this help with reading and understand words but it also helps with my communication with others.
Summary
By using these apps daily and weekly I feel like I’m invincible now!
Apps and programs are only as good when you have the discipline to use them. Put them on an index card next to your computer, so you will instill the habits needed to be productive and efficient. By doing so, you will now have time to conquer your goals and achieve high results.
Apps and programs are only as good when you have the discipline to use them. Put them on an index card next to your computer, so you will instill the habits needed to be productive and efficient. By doing so, you will now have time to conquer your goals and achieve high results.
Superman and Wonder Women will now be jealous of your super power skills.
People will wonder why you’re so efficient and productive, use these strategies to take your game to the next level. You will easily be in the top 2% of high achievers.
You will now be on the path to a World Class Life!
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About:
Lane Olsen is a busy man, and loving every minute of his abundant life. Lane is the founder of “Empowering You to a World Class Life”, Ripped Body Today, Fathers on Fire, Law Of Abundance, Goal Setting University, and Invest in Blue Chips.
Lane is an entrepreneur, motivator, and training expert. He started out as an Executive over a large corporation with the responsibility of over $120,000,000 in annual sales and over 1000 employees. Lane is active in real estate and stock market investing.
Lane passionate about creating abundance in all areas of your life while helping you find your purpose and talents to share to the world
Lane lives in the beautiful rocky mountains where he is busy raising his kids. Yoga, Krav Maga, Fitness, Swing Dancing, Golf, Self Improvement, and helping and encouraging others are just a few of his leisure-time activities.
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