Productivity Tips that helped me as a Freelancer Web Developer
I start my day easy and after I start with more complex tasks. After I wake up I go for a coffee and then go back to start my work day. I also take breaks during the work time
If you have the flexibility of working at what hours you want, choose the hours where you are most productive. In my case I like working later during the day.
I tracked my time for a few weeks, like Sam Ovens recommended in his video(Tired Of Wasting Your Time? (Watch This)), and noticed that certain tasks could be avoided and I put that time into the core of my business.
Deep focus - Flow - There is a book Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. On complex software engineering tasks I go into this state in order to solve the most complex problems and take important decisions.
During lighter work, I listen to podcasts and interviews with successful people that I admire. It’s good to be inspired and learn from them
I decouple from work mode a few hours before sleep. You might be tempted to work before sleep to get more things done but in my experience, the sleep was not great in such cases and messed with my next day
Periodically rest and review. Sam Ovens takes a break every quarter for 1 week. He has a video about this called “The Importance Of Quarterly Reviews”