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" Picture: Amber Atherton/Instagram If your routine goes a little something like: wake up, check Instagram, check onslaught of emails and continue - then you&amp;#039;re doing it wrong. Running an online business like Myflashtrash.com, I can get caught up in a digi-daze, so I use these steps to make my day more productive. Whether you&amp;#039;re in a big business or a start-up, get a watch, sleep with all tech outside your bedroom and follow the below... \u00A01. Focus on three tasks at a time Rather than making a 100-bullet point list simply make one of three. Once you&amp;#039;ve crossed off those three, write down the next three. Huge to-do lists are un-inspiring and demotivating. Block into three for a more manageable and happy time.\u00A0 \u00A02. Get your most important task finished first thing in the morning \u00A0 Before you check Instagram, before that meeting, get your most important task done. That way, no matter what chaos your day descends into, you can feel calm and content knowing that you have achieved one important thing.\u00A0 \u00A03. Set a specific time to check emails \u00A0 This is far more efficient than answering and sending out emails all day long.\u00A0 \u00A04. Set a Mini Reward System \u00A0 Rewards aren&amp;#039;t only for kids. Every time you finish a particularly difficult task treat yourself to something - it doesn&amp;#039;t have to be a lollipop, but a quick peek at a new music video, a guilty five minutes on your favourite gossip website, or a quick bit of online shopping! \u00A05. Productive Procrastination Need to make a decision? Come up with a solution? Or plan how to tackle a new problem? A burst of exercise is the key to helping you solve problems and think creatively. I let my team at Myflashtrash.com exercise in the afternoon as that&amp;#039;s when they feel least productive - this creates a greater balance and better energy in the office!\u00A0 Also read: Amber&amp;#039;s six locations for an inspirational summer *** MORE BAZAAR AT WORK Words of wisdom: What keeps you awake at night?A day in the life of Zaha HadidHow to hold your own in a meeting "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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