While 2021 was a year of continued pandemic worldwide, it was a year of growth for me. This growth would not have been possible if I did not invest on it. Today in this article, I am going to share with you three important items that I bought in 2021. These items improved my life and productivity.
1. Books
Like they say, knowledge is power. And all over the world, people are looking for power. From being good in bed, to being good with money, to super intelligence. It’s all power. Haha. Yeah. It’s power. Like power 🙂 . In 2021 alone, I intentionally read more books than I have done before. Most of them personal books.
When I started developing the habit of reading more books, I saw a great improvement in my overall life. Biggest of them is being mentally strong. The most physical impact that reading has had in my life this year, is starting to write myself (for example writing this article). Because the more you read the more you expand your mind, and the more you can write.
2. Headsets
I love listening to music (mostly when am happy). Being somebody that works on laptop most of the time, I need my space when I am doing my things. Getting lost in my own world allows me to accomplish many things without external distractions. That’s why before I work on an article, I must play Westlife with my headphones on 🙂 . Apart from music…attending online meetings and conferences is all made easier and more engaging with headphones.
In relation to reading, when I do not feel like holding a physical book (most of the times I don’t), or reading words on Kindle, I listen to audio books. When I do the listening, it’s not only educating, but also entertaining. You cannot underestimate the feeling of walking down streets, parks and walkways, with your headsets on, listening to sweet voices from audio narrators. Therefore, having headsets was a great investment to me in 2021.
3. Computer Glasses
I spend more than 50% of my time in front of screens. I take most of my classes from my laptop, work on articles like this, and do many more things with my phone. While being in front of the screens sounds good, it’s dangerous on the flip side. And I have to protect myself.
I used to get itching eyes every time I watched screens. From time to time, I felt dizzy. The bad thing was…I was ignoring this effect for a long time. And it was affecting my overall productivity. When I got my computer glasses, however, magic happened. I saw great improvement on my overall performance (if you know what am talking about 🙂 ). And I get good sleep even when I overstay in front of my laptop at night. I do not have the itching eyes anymore. Thou must protecteth thyselfth.
These are the 3 items that, up to date, keep me productive.
Let me know. What 3 things make you productive? Drop them in the comment section below.
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