{"id":21136,"date":"2022-09-30T16:26:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T08:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/?p=21136"},"modified":"2022-10-28T13:06:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T05:06:45","slug":"batch-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/my-en\/batch-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Your Productivity: Batch your Work"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21136\" class=\"elementor elementor-21136\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a100030 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a100030\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78c2751\" data-id=\"78c2751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fe59d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fe59d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s easy to get overwhelmed when you have a lot on your plate. One way to avoid this and mange your to-do list is by &#8220;task batching&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6c482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f6c482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What is Task Batching?\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Task batching is exactly what it sounds like &#8211; batching or grouping your to-do list into similar categories, typically according to the nature of the required work, which would require the same set of skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40adff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a40adff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/3-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cdf86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22cdf86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Batching your work will improve daily productivity because you can retain focus better when you are not jumping from one completely different task to another. A large amount of time is spent recovering from this switch, especially if they are completely different in nature, which can be detrimental to your workflow.\u00a0<\/p><p>Task batching may be the solution for those who are easily distracted and get overwhelmed by daunting task lists. By batching your responsibilities, and consequently your time, you will be able to get more done, more efficiently!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4248707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4248707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/1-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6c837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6c837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 18pt; margin-bottom: 6pt;\">\u00a0<\/p><ol style=\"margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;\"><li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"list-style-type: decimal; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;\" aria-level=\"1\">List out your responsibilities for the day<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">Start by grouping these tasks into categories with a similar nature of work or set of skills required.<\/li><\/ol><div>How you can do this is by grouping the tasks according to their difficulty level. For example, replying to emails and simple data entry tasks can be grouped since they are relatively simple. Similarly, more complex tasks such as report writing or preparing presentations can be grouped together.\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb856a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb856a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3. Allocate a specific amount of time for each task or category\u00a0<\/p><p>Estimate the amount of time you will need to complete a task so you will not get easily distracted. This will also help with daily time management<\/p><p>4. Block your time and start your tasks!\u00a0<\/p><p>Once you are already in the momentum of doing a task in a specific batch, avoid jumping from one batch to another as you will need additional time to build momentum again.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be814c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be814c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Incorporating Task Batching in Your Daily Routine<\/b><\/p><p>Task batching will help to reduce your stress levels when you start to look at your to-do-list with an endless amount of tasks, three batches of work will make your day more manageable and less overwhelming. Make sure to take breaks in between each batch as well.\u00a0<\/p><p>Determine which part of your day works best for you to achieve your different types of batches. If you are most productive i nthe morning, tackle your harder batch first and schedule your easier batch for later in the day. If you need to start your day slowly, take your time and start with an easier batch of tasks.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2553da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2553da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2.png 800w, https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.commonground.work\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7415c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7415c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discipline and commitment are important during task batching. 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