Back in the days of mainframe computers, sometimes it took a long time for things to compute.
So there was something called “batch”, which was defined as “a set of jobs that a computer does together at one time.”
What this meant, was that if there were a lot of processor consuming calculations to be made, they would be set to “batch” and would often be done in the middle of the night when no one else was using the mainframe.
Even though that definition is really outdated, the concept can and should still be applied today.
It takes a lot less time to do a lot of one type of thing, then to do one thing, then something different, and then something else that’s different.
In other words, if you need to write posts, it will go faster if you write 5 all in a row, instead of writing one post, writing a chapter of a Kindle book, creating a graphic, writing another blog post, etc…
So if you want to be more productive, try to do a bunch of similar type tasks all at the same time.
Whether it’s writing a lot of blog posts at once, or creating a lot of graphics at once, or replying to all of your emails at once – it will go a lot faster if you do it in a batch, instead of going back and forth between different activities.
If you’d like to see other tips that are a part of the series, check out 30 Days to a More Productive Business.
Enjoy,
