5 Ways to Improve Productivity at the End of the Day
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Clean Up Your Inbox. The end of the day is the perfect time to deal with those one-reply emails and trash what’s unnecessary, since there are no pressing deadlines to worry about.
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Clean Up Your Desktop. At the end of each day, my desktop is full of documents, especially “scratch” text files I use to store tidbits of information I want to use in the future.
I’ve learned that leaving them as is may cause confusion, as you may forget just where you placed that important file. Before leaving the computer I fix everything, sorting what’s left on my desktop and making sure that the information is easily available the next day.
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Write Up a Checklist. The end of the day is a great time to think about what you need to do the next day, and to lay them out with a checklist as well. Creating a checklist will also help you realize what you need to gather so that you can hit the next work day running.