Feel-Good Productivity

Tackle tasks with enhanced power and confidence

Instructions

Identify opportunities to boost your self-confidence.
Reflect on areas in your life where you feel less confident. Then, consider small steps that can enhance it. For example, if public speaking makes you nervous, start by speaking in smaller, more informal settings to build your confidence.
Adopt a beginner's mindset when learning.
Embrace a fresh perspective in your professional or personal projects. Approach tasks as if you are doing them for the first time, as it stimulates creativity, learning, and innovation. For example, if you're experienced in graphic design, try a project using tools or styles you are unfamiliar with. You might be surprised with what you can produce!
Engage in vicarious learning by observing others.
Spend time watching others who are skilled in areas you wish to improve. Whether it’s a colleague, mentor, or online tutorials, seeing others perform tasks can boost your confidence in your ability to do the same.
Teach others to enhance your own understanding and skills.
Teaching forces you to clarify and deepen your own understanding of a specific subject. So, find opportunities to teach your knowledge and skills to others through mentoring, creating tutorials, or offering workshops.
View tasks as something you chose to do than mere obligations.
Shift your mindset from seeing tasks as obligations to viewing them as choices that you own and control. This mental shift can transform your engagement with everyday activities and challenges. For example, instead of thinking, "I have to finish this report," reframe it as "I choose to complete this report because it contributes to my career growth."
Personalize a part of your tasks.
Take a project you’ve been assigned and add a personal touch that enhances its outcome. If you're tasked with leading a project at work, for example, choose project management tools and techniques that play to your strengths.