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Enhancing Your Productivity Series
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Essential Provider : KnowledgeCity 14 Lessons · 26m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
Are you as productive as you could be in your workplace and your career? Or are distractions, procrastination, and a lack of motivation hindering you? This course on "Enhancing Your Productivity" will help you uncover what's holding you back and give you practical tools to increase your productivity. Learn how motivation, willpower, and goal-setting can play an important role in enhancing productivity as well. Come away from this course with actionable ways to manage your time, attention, and focus so you can get more accomplished in your day, and in your career.
If the biggest accomplishment you made all week at work was deciding what to get for lunch, you're not being as productive as you could be! This course will help you increase your productivity by first looking at how motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic, drive productivity. You'll also learn how productivity is influenced by your own competence and control over your work. Since distraction and disorganization are productivity killers, you'll learn how to make better to-do lists, how to stop procrastination, how to manage your attention, and more. Become better prepared to handle setbacks and recognize time-wasters as they appear as well. By applying the tools and take-aways in this course, you'll set yourself up to become a more productive worker, team member, and leader.
What You'll Learn
- Apply practical methods to improve your productivity at work and in your career
- Distinguish between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation and how willpower drives productivity
- Use goal-setting and task prioritization to get more accomplished
- Practice attention management and reduce distractions, including the multitasking myth
- Overcome procrastination and recover from setbacks
- Build tools to better manage your time, workflow, routine, and organization
Key Takeaways
- Productivity is driven by motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic, as well as your competence and control over your work.
- Distraction and disorganization are productivity killers that can be reduced through better to-do lists, attention management, and routines.
- Goal-setting, prioritization, and willpower play important roles in enhancing productivity.
- Overcoming procrastination and being prepared to handle setbacks helps you accomplish more in your day.
- Applying the course tools sets you up to become a more productive worker, team member, and leader.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for anyone whose productivity at work or in their career is being hindered by distractions, procrastination, or a lack of motivation and who wants practical tools to get more accomplished.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers willpower and motivation, goal setting, to-do lists, prioritization, workflow, routines, attention management, reducing distractions, the multitasking myth, ending procrastination, and overcoming setbacks.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will gain skills in performance improvement, productivity management, productivity improvement, productivity software, progressive enhancement, and workforce productivity.
What is the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation in this course?
The course teaches you to define the differences between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation and explains how both drive productivity.
