Yesterday I promised I'd fill you in on my new productivity secret. Unless, you're highly efficient with your time, I'm sure you'll benefit from it.
Especially if you're a newbie at copywriting and still getting used to the work-at-home-with-constant-distractions-juggling-too-many-things-at-once situation... then I'd glue your eyes to this message.
Alright... I find there are at least two or three times during the day where I have about 2 or 3 minutes to spare. How about you? Maybe you're...
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Waiting for your casserole to finish baking, letting the kettle boil or waiting for the pizza delivery guy... |
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Waiting for a phone a call, getting ready for a phone call, wishing you had a phone call... |
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Waiting for a cab, friend, ride, bus, plane, UFO... |
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Waiting for your wife to put on her make up or your husband to put on his tie... |
...the list is endless.
What usually happens with that time?
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Daydreaming. |
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Checking emails. |
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Leafing through magazine. |
Something like that, right?
Here's what I've started doing instead...
When I finish work for the moment on a project I don't put it away. I leave it on my desk or I leave the files open on my computer. That way, if I wonder in, I can jump right in, and get two, three, five minutes work done.
Doesn't sound like much, but you'd be surprised what you can produce under such restraints. Instead, of taking your time, as you might when you have three hours ahead of you, you get in high gear and knock a notch off.
In fact, it probably helps you get into a more fast-paced mode when it comes to writing.
Anyways, I've found it helps me. Ten minutes a day, that's 60-minutes a week, Monday through Saturday.
Give it a try, let me know how it goes for you.
Have a great weekend,
John C. A. Manley
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