5 Productivity Hacks To Improve Your Mental Wellness and Performance At Home

Let us show you how 5 simple hacks like bullet journaling, delegation, scheduling, science, and sacred space can turn you into a ninja productivity warrior.

If you are reading this article, you might be struggling to find time to practise yoga, meditate or to Exercise at home.

There may be no quiet corner or space in your home to initiate mindful activities.

It is true our work from the home situation do not allow us to find time to take the necessary steps to keep health and sanity in check.

If all these sound too familiar to you, you could be struggling from a time-management puzzle everybody strives to overcome.

While factors that affect our healthy lifestyles can be daunting; being able to take charge and control what is immediately possible, is the best foot forward.

The pressure to perform at very high levels is at its peak today.

By performance, it also means, to be the best parent, student, spouse or even leader at work.

Remember first to forgive yourself and not to beat yourself up too much over this.

It is a pleasant sign from the universe that you recognise what your problem is and are already here seeking solutions.

The beauty of nature is that the solutions are available at the same time problems are conceived.

Lets dive right into these time tested and bulletproof ideas that many productive high achievers have adopted and has become successful with.

1. Learn how to Bullet Journal. 

Bullet Journaling, or also known as "Bujo" is a modern productivity system that was formulated by author Ryder Carrol for the modern age we live.

Author Ryder Carrol says "Bujoing" brings the act of intentionality and awareness to our daily activities and we thus perform at a higher conscious level.

It consists of adopting a "Dot-Grid-Layout" notebook into your productivity arsenal. 

While getting started, the journaling methods can be a little intimidating; but the resulting journey is a fruitful one.  

The advantages of bullet journaling are as follows:

• You have a format to list down all your ideas and tasks in a repeatable and systematic manner in one place.
  
  
• You can access all your ideas by simply creating content pages.
  
  
• You get to customise your book.
  
  
• You will realise how much of your tasks are redundant and can begin to work on what is truly important immediately.
  
  
• You can break down your goals and simplify them into smaller steps by the day, hours, or even minutes to make targets come to fruition.
  
  
• You can start working on this journal on any day of the year.
  
  
• Track your health, fitness and wellness activities.

Below are some of our favourite guides to get you started on Bullet Journaling (Bujo) and the second video is a link to the founder of "Bujo".

2. Delegating and Getting things done!

It is always okay to feel fine about what you are not doing!

That is according to the New York Times Best Selling Author David Allen in his book "Getting Things Done".

3. Schedule Your most important activity first.

The secret to high performance, according to the personal growth guru and best selling author, Robin Sharma, is the art of managing your time effectively.

Many of his productivity tips are all about scheduling your days to perform at very high levels.

According to his book, The 5 am Club; he discusses the 20/20/20 principle the moment you wake up.

• Start the first 20 mins of your day with intense Exercise in the morning.
  
  Ps: Try our 20min HIIT Yoga Workout.

Sweating releases a chemical called BDNF, which helps grow our neural connections.

• Review your life goals and deeply reflect on your quarterly goals for the next 20 mins. 

If you are already journaling, this is the best time to look at your goals. 

Practising this will heighten your focus throughout the day.

• Spend the last 20mins of this morning routine learning.
  
  

Spend time to learn something new or improve on your current abilities.

Learning will pay its way forward like compound interest said Warren Buffet.

Let's test on that theory!

And move on to some science...

4. Use science and will power to create your new habit!

Did you know that we could quickly form the habit of any practice if we stay on it for just 66 days?

It was a published study from the book called "Making Habits, Breaking Habits" by psychologist Jeremy Dean.

Being consistent may sound uncomfortable or too tedious.

But imagine the cost of not being able to settle into a healthy lifestyle habit, especially one with a collective conscious living element like meditation or yoga.

Try activating these three elements into your daily processes for effective habit building.

1. Science. (Let your natural human abilities take charge for forming good habitual routines. We have been gifted by some form of automation in our evolution by merely sticking onto a practice for just 66 days.)
   
   
2. Commitment. (Put some skin in the game; for example, paying for a course, risking the lost of something significant, or identifying more disadvantages than advantages in your future position if you do not try.)
   
   
3. Accountability. (Make sure you have someone to answer to; a committed buddy, or make a public statement! eg.Facebook Post.)
   
   
   
   

5. Creating a sacred space to practice or meditate

One of the most effective ways to reward yourself for getting into a conscious practice is to create a sacred space at home.

Whenever you enter this space, you will automatically tune into your practice mindset and energy.

This space almost works as an office for your productivity but also for your inner growth and well-being.

Make this room or cosy space smell pleasant, look clean and minimal.

Grab some beautiful indoor plants to breathe life into your space.

Remember to make it your own.

Below is a Pinterest Board we have made for you, to show you the endless possibilities of simple home decor for your sacred space. 

Also allow your family members to create their own as well.

Let your little ones get creative with this.

Our spaces are limited by our imagination.

You can ensure everyone has a spot to occupy and thus creating special boundaries and rules for your personal & peaceful territory equally in your household.

When you can collectively create a space at home with your family, you are definately en-route to your dream wellness journey. 

Make it happen for you and your loved ones.