How to be More Productive at Work

ByJanel
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Forty hours a week never seems like enough to get everything done. But are there ways that you could get more done in the same amount of time without losing your mind? Yes you can – with these tips on how to be more productive at work, you can get more done and keep yourself sane and happy!

This post is sponsored by Swopper seat. I received compensation and a sample seat. All opinions are my own. 

How to be More Productive at Work

How to be more productive at work

Plan to succeed! Take 10-15 minutes at the beginning of each day to write down the most important things you have to do each day. At the end of each week, make time to project what you’ll need to have done by the end of the following week. That way you’ll have projects in focus and taking the time to make the list gives you a chance to reflect so you don’t forget anything.

Diminish time wasters! Throughout the day, ask yourself if what you are doing right then is productive or not; make a sticky note with that question as a reminder. Instant messaging, email, phone calls and even conversation with your coworkers can suck time out of your budget, so watch the amount of time spent on these tasks.

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Turn off and tune out! Sometimes you just have to turn off all electronic devices, email, instant messaging and your phone to get things done. Working people will understand your need to not be interrupted. Schedule breaks to make quick replies to messages so you are not completely out of the loop. Focus on one tasks at a time – multitasking decreases productivity.

Take a break! When you are stressed, your productivity decreases. While it seems that stopping work is counter-intuitive, you actually gain momentum because you are able to clear your mind. A refreshed perspective can lead to breakthroughs on tough projects.

Have a Snack and Water Ready – Keeping a healthy snack and a bottle of water nearby will eliminate the need to get up to grab a bite. Keeping hydrated will also increase productivity. The snack will keep a rumbling tummy at bay and keep your mind from wondering how much longer until your lunch break.

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Get Comfortable! If you’re constant scrunched over your desk or have your eyes staring into a bright monitor, you won’t be as productive at work. Take breaks for your eyes by looking away to the farthest thing you can see and focusing on the object for a few seconds to stretch your eyes. Likewise, stretching your muscles is important, too. Keeping moving throughout the day can have a big impact on your ability to stay focused on your work.

Swopper Keeps You Moving

I’ve been testing out a Classic Swopper seat. It’s a really unique designed office chair that helps keep you moving throughout your work day to help you stay active. It can help you by bouncing, swaying, and can even help encourage you to stand throughout the day.

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The Classic Swopper can be adjusted in three different ways to make it fit perfectly within your work space. You can adjust the height to make it comfortable for use at a counter height dining table or lower it down to a typical office desk. Then, there are adjustment dials that increase or decrease the vertical (up and down) bounce as well as another dial that controls the tension for forward and backward movements. You can set up your Swopper to give you just enough bounce and tension to keep you moving through the day without feeling like you’re going to bounce your way off of the seat.

Our chair arrived just before baby #5, and I loved used it while pregnant, especially. It gives you a lot of the feel of a yoga ball, without rolling away and being so low to the ground. I have continued to use the seat whenever I can sneak it away from my boys. It is such a unique chair that everyone who comes by asks me about the chair and has to try it out.

My favorite part of the seat is that you can lean it forward towards where you are working so I no longer hunch over my computer! It also doubles as a workout, without feeling like one. Since you’re balancing and supporting yourself and slightly moving throughout the day your body you’re working those muscles!

If you have a goal to stay more active and keep moving this new year, check out Swopper! They make it easy to stay moving where you would normally sit hunched over at a desk. Visit their website to learn more about the benefits of staying moving at work, too.

These tips can help you to get more value out of your time spent at work. Investing the time to set yourself up for success will pay off with increased output and decreased stress.

What do you do to be more productive at work?


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211 Comments

  3. Strength your back, would help with your posture; suede seat and colors that can match any decor. Would love to have one, thanks for the opportunity.

  4. This would really help when I have my long days in my craft room with circulation and comfort easing back pain and restlessness with aches and pains from sitting uncomfortably with other chairs.

  5. I can believe that it will strengthen my back but I never though it would enable one to make deeper breaths! That makes since since it helps your core. Neat chair!

  6. Thank You for the giveaway… we like that the Swopper Chair can help promote better circulation while sitting with it’s unique design.

  7. I would love this for my bad back. It says sitting upright, and constant changing of posture, mean that your intervertebral discs are loaded in parallel at alternating pressure points. They are not squashed on one side for hours on end through hunching your back. This is important for the elasticity, resilience and health of the intervertebral discs. Thanks for having this awesome giveaway!

  8. I love the benefits that come with this chair- to improve overall focus and strengthen my posture and back… that is awesome!

  9. Such a great product! Could totally use this with as much as I’m on the computer. Thanks for the chance!

  14. I like that the chair stimulates your circulation. My limbs are always cold when I sit, this would help.

  16. This would help me legs when I am at my desk on the computer. Looks a whole lot more comfortable then the plastic chair I use now.

  17. I really like the concept of this year it reminds me of a big balance ball! I would love to have it for my home office since I am on the computer for 8 hours straight! This would def help with my back /numb butt problems!

  20. I like the Swooper Classic in Red. I love that I could be helping my body physically while at work. Unfortunately, they are pricey so if I don’t win one I probably won’t ever get to use one. 🙂

  21. What a great chair, I like that it strengthens your back and stimulates circulation. It’s also a great size and would work at a desk and at the counter in the kitchen.

  25. I would love to test this out to see how much my concentration would improve! I am very easily swayed to do other things when I’m suppose to be working!

  26. I’ve never seen one of these before. Love that the Swopper strengthens your back,
    trains your muscles, helps you breath deeper and stimulates circulation, all of which I could benefit from.

  27. Wow it strengthens your back? This could definitely be useful especially for improving posture!

  30. I like that “Your entire body is slightly in motion all the time on the Swopper”. I often get a backache when I sit for long periods.

  31. I love that the Swopper chair is ergonomic and helps to strengthen your back. I’ve had multiple spinal surgeries and car accidents and my back can use all the help that it can get.

  36. I learned that by keeping balance on the sprung seat my body is always slightly in motion.

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  40. I like how this chair is the “first ergonomic office chair in the world to move in all three dimensions” Neat

  42. I love that not only are these comfortable but will also help to keep the upright posture when you are sitting in it. I slouch too much and know it.

  43. I love this chair and I like that it makes an active contribution to improved back health.

  47. I would just love to own this. I work from home for endless hours a day and this would be great for my back and my attitude.

  48. I could really use this. It would keep me from cramping up with the movement. And it looks very comfortable,

  51. I love this award winning chair for dynamic, ergonomic sitting to help my mood and health.

  52. The design of this is great! The broken chair we have now is huge and bulky, we’ve been looking for something to replace it.

  54. I would love to try this chair. I love that it is dynamic. I’ve tried working on the computer on a therapy ball, but it was too distracting. Because this won’t roll away, but seems to have the good properties of a dynamic surface I would love it!

    I have to admit though, the price is not only steep but I’d also rather try it out before buying.

  55. I am one of those people who can not sit still and my back is always hurting from slouching in my work chair. this would be awesome!!!

  56. this chair would help me alot.. i have a tendency to slump over when im sitting, maybe then i can sit straight up !

  57. I love the look of these chairs! Plus the benefits would be very helpful for me. I spend a lot of time on my laptop. I think it would be useful for my son too, he has a terrible time sitting still and with this chair he wouldn’t have to!

  62. I like that it makes you straighten the upper part of your body, which frees the diaphragm, helping you breathe deeper and stimulate circulation.

  64. I often get really bad back pain from my computer chair and this looks like it would be great for preventing that!!

  65. i want the orange for the FUN color but i want the chair because i blog too and i’ve been wanting to find a chair that lets me move and work

  69. I bet this would work wonders on my chronic back pain and doesn’t roll away like an exercise ball.

  73. This chair looks great! I had trouble last year with a pinched nerve from hunching over my desk while working. From the information on their site, it looks like this chair could help with all kinds problems.

  77. I love that the Swopper helps you breathe deeper while sitting. It would probably be really relaxing.

  79. Love the ergonomics of this seat and I think that it would help my back pain which is due to bad posture.

  84. Holy cow – they offer it with an orange seat!!! I see this as a DEFINITE sign that I need to redo my office in orange. (I already have some fantastic orange curtains from IKEA)

  86. I like the erogonomic design. I sit for hours at work and would love to own this for home.

  88. This is a really cool seat. I usually sit on an exercise ball at the computer, but I like this idea even better!

  91. I sit at my desk or my easel for hours each day. The Swopper chair looks like the perfect solution for the back pain that I experience.

  92. Wow, I really like the idea of this. I’ve heard of using an exercise ball but this looks worlds better

  94. I always seem to be having backaches and it says it strengthens your back. This would be very helpful.

  95. A chair that a) would improve my concentration, and b) improve my posture? Sounds great!

  96. I’d love this, I work 40+ hours a week and have constant neck pain and bad posture…this could help me greatly!

  105. I would like to have a desk so that I have a place to do my school work. This would be the perfect accessory!

  107. I had no idea how bad it was to be sitting so long. I have back problems and this might help.

  109. Wow! I need one of these chairs. Would help my back and leg circulation. Would help me get more work done.

  114. I like how it move in all three dimensions.Sitting on the Swopper chair makes you straighten the upper part of your body

  115. I can imagine this would be super helpful! I have a big, fat cushy chair, but this looks more body friendly.

  116. I have never seen anything like this chair. My back gets stiff when I sit for long periods of time at my desk. This would be perfect to keep my back moving.

  118. This sounds like a great chair. I like it improves your circulation. My legs are always falling asleep when I’m sitting on my chair to long.

  120. I think I might miss having a back to my chair. But I definitely could use something more comfortable than the dining room chair I am using. (I sit at our table to keep an eye on my toddler.) I love the modern design!

  123. I like how the Swopper chair strengthens your back,trains your muscles and
    stimulates your circulation

  126. These are fantastic! I love that you have the option of adding a back rest to it for extra comfort.

  128. From looking at the chairs, you’d think they’d be bad for your back. But they’re actually very beneficial to your back!

  132. I find being in a comfortable work space and taking short breaks to be key in my productivity. It can be easy to get distracted when you work from home.

  134. Oh my goodness, I have been looking for a chair just like that! I need more height and comfort for my work chair. I am so in love with the Swapper Chair!

  135. I have a stand up desk and have struggled to find the right stool for taking breaks. This would be awesome!

    1. Nope, I actually don’t! But, I haven’t sat at it for 8 hours straight as I work from home so I’m up and down all day long managing kiddos.

  138. Maybe this ergonomic office chair can help my low back pain and help my poster!!!

  140. I have never seen a chair like that and could totally see it being like a yoga ball. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win 🙂

  142. I like that the chair is dynamic and ergonomic. My back appreciates all the help I can give it.

  144. Love the orange color! It would be good to have some benefit from the hours I have to sit each day.

  146. What an awesome seat! I love this list of being more productive. I find myself playing computer games way more than I should!

  147. I am guilty as charged to slouching in an office chair in front of the computer. Ergonomic seating will help my posture and get rid of some of these ‘old man’ pains. Ha!

  148. I love the looks of that chair! I need something with support as I currently work from my couch. I think I just need an office space period and some great furniture to put in it.

  153. The Swopper chair appears that it would be beneficial to deter ‘slumping,’ which I am guilty of doing rather frequently. Good posture is so very important and this chair could definitely get me out of a ‘slump!’ (I like the way the piece looks, too…)

  154. I am entering the giveaway because I think this chair sounds revolutionary! I saw on their site that they have some cool colors too. ( I like the peach color) Pretty cool that this chair can move in three ways!

  158. the swopper can keep you active and moving at work instead of just sitting hunched all day

  159. This chair helps with the straightening up of your body which I have a crooked spine and would help..

  160. I like the Swopper – AIR. I think it would help my back since I spend most of my day sitting at my desk.

  167. As we age, we really need to work on strengthing the back. This chair does that…wonderful!!

  168. This chair seems nice. I think that I need something to help me with sitting better and i sit in hard chairs all day with the work that I do. This would be a nice change with this chair.

  169. What an interesting chair. I love that this is designed to help you sit properly and will strengthen your back.

  171. I’ve had back problems for quite a while. I like that one of the features is that it strengthens your back. Also another great feature is it stimulates circulation.

  174. Visit Swooper’s Website and leave a relevant comment on this post.

    im having back problems and it said to strengthen the back..ok?..im sold

  176. I learned that it helps strengthensyour back & train your muscles when you sit in this chair! I also learned that they do make a version with a back as well.

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  177. This chair sounds Amazing! I love that it helps you strengthen your back and also keeps your body in slight motion. I could really use this! I have Fibromyalgia, so sitting for to long make my muscles all tighten up. I also have some disk degeneration in my back, so this would help with that.

  179. I have bad circulation so this would be great for me. It looks comfortable and has great benefits!

  182. This chair would be great for me. I work at home and right now, am just using a kitchen chair!

  183. I like that it strengthens your back and stimulates circulation. My computer posture is definitely horrible.

  187. I’ve never heard of this kind of chair, but I think I need one now! I sit at a desk all day long and always feel sluggish and stiff by the end of the day.

  190. I really like the Swooper chair, I think it could really help my back problems , look what it does /strengthen your back
    •train your muscles
    •breathe deeper
    •improve your concentration
    •stimulate your circulation

  193. I like the fact that it can tilt towards your working surface, there is no longer any need to hunch your back. I have a lot of back problems and maybe this would help me when working from home.

  194. i love that it strengthens your back
    and trains your muscles- i have chronic lower back pain this would really help me a lot.

  196. Sounds great — The Swopper chair is the first ergonomic office chair in the world to move in all three dimensions. For dynamic, ergonomic sitting. The function, design and engineering of the Swopper have won many awards.

  198. I do lots of work on my computer and I have problems with my veins in my legs. Besides all the other benefits, I could benefit from the assistance with the veins.

  199. Plush ergonomic chairs with back support just weaken the back. Nothing is worth more than the health of your back.

  201. Sitting on the Swopper chair makes you straighten the upper part of your body, which frees the diaphragm, helping you breathe deeper and stimulate circulation Love this chair I have never heard of it sounds like it has alot of great benefits

  203. I like how the Swopper chair is good for strengthening the core and helps keep the back strong. I spend 6-10 hours at a desk each day so this would be a great chair for me

  204. I love that this chair strengthen your back, trains your muscles, and improve your concentration. Very cool design too!

  205. Looking at the chair I don’t think it would be comfortable to sit in it for 8 hours. But, after reading the review, I can see this type of chair is beneficial and might be better for you.

  206. I love that this chair strengthens your back, this is a great idea for a chair, I really would love this for work!!

  210. I like how it says it will train your muscles and also encourage you to breath deeper. As much as everyone sits now, this would be a very good thing.

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