To increase productivity amid burnout, one must strategize by setting realistic goals and tracking metrics to identify improvements. It's important to focus on changing one skill at a time through habits and adapting tools for lasting gains. Commitment involves finding ways to stay accountable and avoid losing enthusiasm over time.

1. H O W T O
I N C R E A S E
P R O D U C T I V I T Y
A M I D T H E
D E P T H S O F
B U R N O U T
B Y S C O T T A V I L A

2. Men and women who suffer from burnout at work often
have low productivity, which can further contribute to
stress. There are ways of beating burnout and increasing
productivity, which Matt Plummer explores in his recent
article in the Harvard Business Review:
WHAT?

3. M A G N E T M A R K E T I N G
1 STRATEGIZE
In order to increase productivity and thus ease the burnout-inducing burden of
overwork, then it’s essential to develop a plan. Start by setting realistic,
sustainable goals for improving your productivity, and then flesh out a plan that
will allow you to meet those goals.
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4. A S P A R T O F Y O U R S T R A T E G I Z I N G ,
Y O U ’ L L W A N T T O P I C K A
P A R T I C U L A R P R O D U C T I V I T Y
M E T R I C — I T C A N B E H O U R S
W O R K E D , T A S K S C O M P L E T E D , O R
S O M E T H I N G E L S E — A N D T R A C K I T .
Y O U C A N R E V I E W T H I S D A T A T O
I D E N T I F Y H O W Y O U C A N I N C R E A S E
Y O U R P R O D U C T I V I T Y A N D D E S I G N
E X P E R I M E N T S T O S E E W H A T
I N F L U E N C E S I T .
F O R E X A M P L E , D O Y O U G E T M O R E
D O N E O N D A Y S W H E R E Y O U G O T O
T H E G Y M B E F O R E W O R K ?
2 MEASURE

5. 3FOCUS
While the urge to tackle every issue that weighs on your workflow is natural, this
wide-angle approach will further slow you down because you’ll end up trying to
do too much at once. Instead, pick one skill or behavior to change and work at it.

6. 4 ADAPT
Setting a plan and finding new tools to help your productivity will make a
difference in the short term, but for your productivity increases to be lasting, then
you’ll need to internalize new habits and behaviors.

7. COMMIT5
S E T T I N G G O A L S I S O N E T H I N G B U T
S T I C K I N G T O T H E M I N A N O T H E R .
A S Y O U E M B A R K O N Y O U R
P R O D U C T I V I T Y - E N H A N C I N G
J O U R N E Y ,
Y O U M A Y F A L L I N T O T H E C L A S S I C
T R A P O F U N S U S T A I N A B L E
E N T H U S I A S M T H A T S L O W L Y
F A L L S A W A Y .
A V O I D T H I S B Y F I N D I N G W A Y S T O
K E E P Y O U R S E L F O N T R A C K ; I F Y O U
H A V E A P R O F E S S I O N A L M E N T O R ,
F O R E X A M P L E , C O N S I D E R A S K I N G
T H E M T O H O L D Y O U
A C C O U N T A B L E A S Y O U M O V E
F O R W A R D .

8. T H A N K S F O R
W A T C H I N G !
F O R M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N ,
V I S I T S C O T T A V I L A . N E T