The Future Of Work Podcast With Jacob Morgan | Futurist | Workplace | Careers | Employee Experience & Engagement |

Do you know how to increase your productivity? According to Dan Pink, author of When, you have to understand the three stages of your day. We all go through these stages at different times, but the stages themselves are consistent: Peak, Trough, and Recovery. The peak is when you have energy, when you're ready to go and you can accomplish anything. This is the time to work on your tough tasks. The trough is when you're mentally checked out, sluggish, and not really present. This is the stage where you want to focus on the administrative tasks and things that don't require a lot of cognitive energy and effort. The recovery happens much later in your day. This is where your mood is usually up, and it’s the best time to focus on tasks that are good for insight, such as creating tasks or brainstorming. The key is to identify when is your peak, when is your trough, and when is your recovery. After you identify those things, you'll know which tasks you should be doing at certain times in the day. ------------------