30 Productive Things To Do In Under 1 Minute

Posted on November 7, 2011 by
Categories: Productivity

Mondays are productivity days at SimpleProductivity blog.

Photo by CommandZed


At Your Desk

  • Throw Away some paper you don’t need
  • Check your pens to make sure they work
  • Reload your stapler
  • Delete 10 emails
  • File 10 emails
  • Cancel 1 meeting you don’t need to be at
  • Clean your computer monitor
  • Remove everything from your desktop you don’t use daily
  • Make a list of needed office supplies

In Your Bathroom

  • Replenish your toilet paper stock
  • Discard unused soaps and shampoos from the shower
  • Get rid of unused/expired cosmetics or fragrance
  • Make a list of needed toiletries

In Your Closet

  • Discard one item you haven’t worn in a year
  • Discard one stained item
  • Discard one ripped or worn-out clothing item
  • Mend one button

In Your Kitchen

  • Pitch expired condiments from the fridge
  • Get rid of condiment packets
  • Wipe down one fridge shelf
  • Toss one freezer burned or unrecognizable item from the freezer
  • Clean one drawer
  • Get rid of non-working pens

In Your Living Room

  • Get rid of one movie you’ll never watch again
  • Get rid of one video game you’ll never play again
  • Cancel one magazine subscription you don’t read
  • Take any magazine older than the current issue to recycling

In Your Car

  • Remove all garbage
  • Wash the windows
  • Write the date of your oil change on your task list.

What 1 minute productivity task can you come up with? Share below.


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Comments (5)

 

  1. Rachel says:

    In your bathroom: Do a quick cleaning job by taking a disinfecting wipe over the toilet seat and rim.

    In your living room: Clear off any magazines or papers that have accumulated on coffee or end tables.

    • LJ Earnest says:

      @Rachel: awesome tips. I wracked my brain for more bathroom and living room tips and came up empty.

      @ModernworkingGirl: I’m glad you got into the spirit of it. :)

  2. I deleted 30 emails this morning. YES!! thanks for the fun ideas

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  4. digitalpbk says:

    On your computer:

    Removed all unused files and icons on your deskop.
    Run a disk de fragmenter
    Empty your recycle bin