http://www.wrike.com - Being productive is simply a matter of choosing to work smart every day. Ask successful people their productivity secret and they’ll say it’s consistent daily habits. But what exactly are habits, and why are good ones so difficult to form? This presentation tackles the answers from a neuroscience, psychology, and business leadership experience. Presented by Wrike.

1. Why Productive Work Habits are
Important and Why They’re So Difficult
to Create

2. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
Being productive is simply a matter of choosing to
work smart every day. Ask successful people their
productivity secret and they’ll say it’s consistent daily
habits.
Read on for more facts about habits & why we need great ones at work. >
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3. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
Scientist Nikola Tesla worked everyday from 9AM-
6PM. Yet he walked 8-10 miles a day so he could
incubate ideas until they gave way to "eureka"
moments.
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4. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
Habits are 45% of daily life. We do them without
thinking. A Duke University study even says 45% of
our habitual actions are done in the same location
every day.
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5. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
We rely on habits so we don't have to think about
tiny decisions such as which pants leg to put on first
or what to eat for breakfast. Autopilot just kicks in.
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6. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
Because they’re automatic, they reserve our energies
for problem solving — for tasks that rely on creativity
and on conscious decisions. Things like: programming
code, writing sales letters, or drafting a new website
design.
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7. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
According to researchers, forming a new habit
requires an average of 66 days (roughly 2 months).
And if the new behavior is particularly complex? Up to
8 months.
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8. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
The human mind is naturally resistant to change. We
resist change typically because of fear (“This will make
my skills obsolete!”) or lack of communication (“Why
do we even need this change?”).
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9. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
The classic psychological response to change:
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10. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
To initiate change in workplace habits, communicate
the reasons for it. Why must this be done? How will
the change benefit each person? Proper
communication helps quell the fears of all involved.
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11. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
Once you start a new habit, keep at it for at least 66
days — long enough for it to take root.
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12. Free Ebook: 5 Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits
You need to shepherd your team away from the anger
(“I hate this change!”), past the crisis (“I don’t know
how to do this!”) and all the way into new confidence
(“This is so much better than our old way!”).
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13. Learn concrete tips on how to create team
productivity habits and boost morale as well as
collaborative spirit. Download our free ebook: 5
Strategies for Forming Team Productivity Habits.
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