Work Smarter Not Harder: 18 Productivity Tips That Boost Your Work Day Performance

by Timo Kiander

By learning to get up earlier, you can add more flexibility to your morning and enjoy a better start to your day.

So when the next vacation was about to start, I took a “snapshot” of the current work I was doing. In other words, I created a note on my computer’s desktop, describing: The latest e-mail correspondence I have had. The calls I had made. The tasks I was currently working on and their statuses. Other important information I had to be aware of, when returning back to work.