Do you sometimes find yourself overwhelmed by lots of activities, be it at work or at home, individually or as a group in a team? You are not alone.
Your day is filled with many tasks to manage and tackle. Invitations to attend meetings keep popping up on your desktop, tablet and even on your smart mobile phone. Emails and instant messages (from platforms such as Whatsapp, Facebook messenger, Instagram or Snapchat) becomes almost impossible to responds instantly (despite the intention and the name) or even timely as they were intended to achieve.
You work long hours and by the time you end up going back home or to your family, it becomes almost impossible to spend quality time, yet just want to crash in on your bed, to get some sleep/rest, and get up again next day in the morning just to repeat the routine all over again.
Does this sound familiar (like you or someone you know)? Yes, they too are not alone, for this is the lifestyle of many today – no thanks to the information overload and the unhealthy dynamic heavy-duty lifestyle we living on today.
Bad news is that you will one way or another be impacted by this way of living; whether it happens to you, a family member, a colleague but ultimately someone important that you may be depending on. The good news is, however, that technology and specifically Artificial intelligence can help you manage your lifestyle efficiently and ultimately productively.
How can that be, is what my article will try and shed some light on today?
First things first. Let’s look at the numbers. Studies from reputed institutions have shown that proper task management can increase productivity by approximately 25%. In average, a professional spends about 35% of the his/her week at work managing emails (I can seriously attest on that too on a personal experience).
The physical inactivity is a leading risk factor for global mortality (ouch). Professionals from the creative industry experience a 30% increase in efficiency using AI tools. Employees that use personalised learning platforms (e.g. Linkedin, Udmy, Coutesa etc to name a few) have reported a 39% increase in productivity (and consequent job promotion). Businesses in general lose tens of billions annually due to poorly organized meetings (or yes I too can vouch on that as well).
Scheduling your meetings (smartly), personalising your tasks (smartly), reducing and focusing on what is important (smartly), managing email and instant messages (smartly), creatively getting your job done (smartly), while you ensure you continue upgrading your knowledge and skills (smartly), and lastly managing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle (smartly) is some of the many ways AI tools can help you to increase and boost your personal and professional life productively, of course using Smart Technologies powered by AI.
With the smart solutions from the big boys i.e. Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon and the likes, most of the challenges you face as an individual or a team worker today can be resolved, enhanced and ultimately improved. I have personally seen people change dramatically and transform their lives profoundly simply by learning, integrating and utilizing AI tools in their lives.
A simple distraction that you get from our dynamic driven social connected work will take you an average of over 20 minutes to refocus and get back in action again. Integrating AI tools into your personal and professional life will undoubtedly increase your productivity. Your days will surely became more structured, more manageable, and indeed live a less stressful lifestyle which. is important to you and your family at home.
I will try to highlight and list some of the tools that I personally use in my future articles for your kind perusal. Until then, stay positive and continue winning.
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