How I do 10x more, in half the time (with less stress!)
For years, I struggled with the constant pressure to get more done, to be more productive and to do it all in less time, while I've tried a lot of the common productivity advice and gained a lot from it, here are some simple things (less common things) that I figured out for myself that helped me 10x my productivity last year with a lot less stress and a lot less effort.
🎥 WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
⊚ Psychological Flexibility: How to Transform Your Mindset | https://youtu.be/DrvCpwuYLZU
⊚ Mental Health for Designers Playlist | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl0Umi92CQzWHU0_C05lvXmjvJGCIqean
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - My struggle
00:37 - My productivity last year
01:04 - Baseline tracking
02:22 - What to do instead of working faster
03:36 - Time vs Energy
04:54 - Calendar Journaling
06:00 - Originality
06:52 - Patterns vs Shortcuts
08:41 - The Dangers of Project Management Apps
09:55 - Inspiration not needed
10:53 - Rest expectations
11:44 - Slow down to speed up
12:28 - Meditation
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🙋🏽♀️ ABOUT ELIZABETH ALLI
⊚ Senior Product (UX/UI) Designer
⊚ Founder of DesignerUp the first Mindful Product Design (UI/UX) School
⊚ Trained teacher
⊚ Youtube creator
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🎥 WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
⊚ Psychological Flexibility: How to Transform Your Mindset | https://youtu.be/DrvCpwuYLZU
⊚ Mental Health for Designers Playlist | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl0Umi92CQzWHU0_C05lvXmjvJGCIqean
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - My struggle
00:37 - My productivity last year
01:04 - Baseline tracking
02:22 - What to do instead of working faster
03:36 - Time vs Energy
04:54 - Calendar Journaling
06:00 - Originality
06:52 - Patterns vs Shortcuts
08:41 - The Dangers of Project Management Apps
09:55 - Inspiration not needed
10:53 - Rest expectations
11:44 - Slow down to speed up
12:28 - Meditation
🔗 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
⊚ Billings - https://www.marketcircle.com/billingspro/
⊚ Toggle - Free time tracking app - https://toggl.com/
⊚ Notion Templates - https://designerup.co/notion-templates
📚 PRODUCT DESIGN (UX/UI) COURSE I RECOMMENDED
⊚ Enroll Now | https://designerup.co/product-design-ui-ux-course
📒 GET FREE DESIGN LESSONS
⊚ Free UI Design Crash Course | https://designerup.co/ui-design-crash-course
⊚ Newsletter | https://designerup.co/newsletter
⊚ Live Webinars | https://designerup.co/webinars
📖 READ THE BEST DESIGN ARTICLES
⊚ BLOG | https://designerup.co/blog
🥰 JOIN OUR MINDFUL COMMUNITY
⊚ DesignerUp Community | https://designerup.co/community
💬 CONNECT WITH US
⊚ Twitter | https://twitter.com/DesignerUpCo
⊚ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/designerupco
⊚ Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/designerupco
⊚ LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/designerupco
⊚ Pinterest | https://www.pinterest.com/designerupco
🧰 RECOMMENDED PRODUCT DESIGN TOOLS
⊚ Figma | https://go.designerup.co/figma
⊚ ProtoPie | https://go.designerup.co/protopie
⊚ Notion | https://go.designerup.co/notion
⊚ Framer | https://go.designerup.co/framer
⊚ Canva | https://go.designerup.co/canva
⚙️ MY GEAR
Video Gear | https://kit.co/DesignerUp/designerup-gear
Home Office Accessories | https://kit.co/DesignerUp/home-office-accesories
🙋🏽♀️ ABOUT ELIZABETH ALLI
⊚ Senior Product (UX/UI) Designer
⊚ Founder of DesignerUp the first Mindful Product Design (UI/UX) School
⊚ Trained teacher
⊚ Youtube creator
⊚ Author
*Some of the links listed in the description may be affiliate links through which we may earn a small commission. They are at no cost to you and often include discounts that we pass along! These help keep our free channel going and help us continue to create the highest quality content possible. Thanks for supporting with your clicks! 💜
💻 SPONSORSHIP AND COLLAB INQUIRIES
⊚ Email | learn@designerup.co