Prefer to learn in big chunks or simply want to get ahead in the boot camp? We’ve gathered all of the lessons from the 5-week boot camp to supercharge your productivity below to give you easy access.

Overview

  • Lesson 1: What's your public service productivity style?
  • Lesson 2: Productivity tips, tricks, and tools
  • Lesson 3: Putting a stop to procrastination
  • Lesson 4: How to break bad habits
  • Lesson 5: Managing your wellbeing

Lesson 1: What's your public service productivity style? (20 mins)

  1. The four productivity styles (5 mins) Read the article and learn about Carson Tate's four “productivity styles”: the prioritiser, the planner, the arranger and the visualiser.

  2. Quick quiz: which productivity style am I? (5 mins) Answer these eight questions and find out which productivity style works best for you, helping you identify your strengths and weaknesses and giving you tips for how to maximise efficiency.

  3. Create your personal productivity plan (10 mins) Now you've identified your productivity style, it's time to create a productivity plan. This will help you to plan tasks, avoid distractions and make you think about strategies and tools that might assist you when working.

Lesson 2: Productivity tips, tricks, and tools (17 mins)

  1. Six of the best productivity tips and tools (12 mins) Read the article and learn six tried-and-tested ways to achieve better results without working longer hours — in addition to tips from public servants themselves.

  2. Quiz: Test your learning (5 mins) Answer these six questions about the productivity tips mentioned above to test how much you've learned.

Take your learning further…

Change your life with this 30-second habit Read this article from Apolitical co-founder Robyn Scott about the 30-second habit she developed that changed the way she approached life - and try it out yourself.

Lesson 3: Putting a stop to procrastination (20 mins)

  1. Why we procrastinate — and what you can do to break the cycle (6 mins) Everyone procrastinates. Take a moment to understand what procrastination actually is, and why it occurs so that you can figure out how best to beat it.

  2. Procrastination: Reimagining your triggers, tasks and temperament (2 mins) Watch this video and learn about the mental processes that lead to procrastination and the tools you can use to fight it.

  3. Activity: triggers, tasks, and temperament (12 mins) Use this worksheet to identify your procrastination problems. Work through what triggers you to procrastinate, how you can change the way you approach tasks, and how you can re-train your temperament to stop procrastinating.

Take your learning further…

Explore 13 tools for eliminating distractions Use this list of tools and apps to help you limit technological distractions and keep you focused throughout the day.

Lesson 4: How to break bad habits (20 mins)

  1. Learn how to break bad productivity habits (5 mins) Breaking bad habit loops to create more effective work routines can be a challenge — but it’s not impossible. Learn how to form better habits here.

  2. Identify your cue & brainstorm rewards (15 mins) Complete this task to identify the cues that distract you from your work and to establish new rewards to keep you on track.

Take your learning further…

Check out this list of 5 good habits to cultivate Download and keep this list of 5 tips to help you overcome unproductivity and get inspired to change your habits.

Lesson 5: Managing your wellbeing (12 mins)

  1. Creating a healthy workplace: how to make room for mental health (7 mins) Read 4 concrete tips to transform your work environment so that it nurtures mental health and wellbeing.

  2. Learn how to improve mental health in the public sector (5 mins) Find out about the relationship between high-pressure public sector jobs and mental health, and learn what government can do to help.

Take your learning further…

Check out a practical toolkit for public servants with ideas to improve workplace wellbeing This practical toolkit was created by a group of UK civil servants, who spent 12 months researching, testing and creating a toolkit which works on a one-click basis.

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