5 Surprising Ways To Be More Productive There are days when it is just too hard and you can barely even muster enough energy to tackle your to-do list let alone watch TV. On days like this, you need to find ways to improve your productivity level. Here are 5 surprising ways to be more productive (scientifically proven). Natural Lighting Nature has given us day-light and so a study found that workers who completed their task in natural lightening did more than those who did not and this is because the circadian rhythms were affected in the persons who did not use natural lightening resulting in lower productivity level. In other words try to sit near a window. To-Do List Writing out your tasks and ticking them off one after the other is coal but what about sketching them? A recent study showed that participants remembered to do annoying task when they sketched a picture of them Time Out We believe the more time we spend working the more work we can get done but that is not according to a recent research. Taking scheduled breaks have been found to improve concentration. Sleep Time This is obvious right? Yes but there is a catch - a simple 30 minutes extra sleep can improve your productive level. A research was carried out and the extra shut eyes resulted in a better response time. The chatter box A recent study showed that the person sitting next to you can seriously affect how seriously effective your productivity can be. So it is best to have a sitting neighbor who goes through her to-do list than someone who talks a lot. SOURCE: madivas ---DECRYPTED---