Productivity in Devs

There is a typical misunderstanding that productivity is about unique applications that boost your performance when, in reality, that couldn't be further from the truth. There is no magic trick for productivity; if you want to get better, focus on the essentials first:

Rest: try to have your good 7-8 hours of quality sleep.

Diet: maintain a healthy diet with different micronutrients.

Sports: do some physical activity (30 mins walking every day helps a lot). Our CEO approves it!

             If essentials false;

             Productivity == 0

    What can boost your performance if essentials are done right?

Here are some fantastic tips

Developers tools:

Dewo

It helps you stay in your flow. One of the biggest problems developers face is a lack of concentration for an extended period of time.

This application tracks all your productive pattern. After an analysis, it provides behavioral insights so you can learn from your own mistakes!

Indeed, it is really valuable if you are working from home. Dewo silences all app notifications and updates your slack status, allowing other people to notice your current flow state.

Flow state is a state of mind in which a person becomes fully immersed in an activity. "The state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter." Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Another fantastic feature is its intelligent meeting scheduling. It portrays when you are the most productive so you can have the problematic meetings in those times.

Timely

This app records everything and captures every second you spend on different applications so you can evaluate how much time you spend on those TikTok videos, or Netflix series.

Font Flipper

This one is for front-end developers. It's a fast and easy way to pick up fonts for your designs. With only a few clicks, you can choose different fonts and store them in the database for you to download.

How to measure your productivity

Ask yourself: what is the most important thing you need to achieve today?

Once you know the tasks that need to be done, create a to-do list. Focus on a few tasks per day. Sometimes we tend to do more than we can do.

Do not fall into the trap of busy vs. productive. Busy is not always effective. For instance, if you need to complete four tasks before 4:00 pm. Washing the dishes isn't the best option at the moment, and it might be later. Focus on the things that matter now.

Multitasking doesn't exist. Focus on one thing at the time

Every day new tasks appear, and some of them are pretty hard to solve. There are days where this doesn't seem to stop, and the solution is not to focus on every single task at the time; that will cause your brain to lose focus and ruin everything. Instead, focus on one task at a time. Once you finish, then you can move forward.

Leverage devs productivity | Conclusion

Pay attention to the things that matter. Use the applications mentioned before, so everyone notices that you are in a flow state. Learn from your behavior, understand your weak spots and remember that every distraction is an opportunity to turn aside from your objectives. Don’t forget that.