How can you maintain productivity while working long hours?

In my experience taking a few minutes at the start of the day. To evaluate the workload, tasks, roles or concerns helps greatly. Not working against youself, others, time or having to do things twice. Will greatly reduce the stress of the long hours.

Pour ce faire, une bonne planification des tâches, une bonne gestion du temps et de la discipline sont nécessaires. Lorsque tout est planifié temporairement, les objectifs à poursuivre sont clairs. En étant discipliné, on pourra poursuivre ces objectifs en dépit de toute dissuasion. En fin de compte, en fin de journée on aura travaillé de manière productive.

EXPECT IT. One of the number one expectations you should have as a stage actor (or in any role of plays or musicals) is that you never know when you get done with rehearsals. If you're in theatre, the waiting is always there. Sometimes, you'll get done on time (though rarely). Many times, though, especially getting closer to production time, you'll end up having late hours. Expect it and plan ahead.

Most people will overlook the benefits of understanding nutritional steps and benefits of having the right foods in order to improve cognition and energy levels. Planning your meals or having healthy meals prepared in advance can have a huge impact on performance.

In my experience, planning ahead is always better and it provides an insight of the work to be done for the day. It also helps in prioritizing and re grouping the task together. It will reduce the uncertainty that would come along with a long hectic schedule and reduce overall stress.

In my experience you should setup properly and record/document as much as possible from the start of your day to finish, even if it's a small reminder it should start at your first step/task. Taking 5 mins before you start your workday to focus on your goals and objectives that are outside of your immediate workplan for the day will help to outline your day and keep the main focus clear. Completing your day will be more efficient if your day is properly focused, documented correctly, and reviewed before you finish for thorough completion. This is accomplished by setting yourself up at the start of your day correctly.

Honestly, you don't. The more you overwork yourself the harder to stay focused and on task it becomes. Working in the film industry my weeks are long regardless of the tasks they ask of me but no matter what, I know things that come in towards the end of the week will not be done as efficiently and I need to account for the extra time that will take The best thing you can do when given an oversized task in too short of a deadline is to be clear that it will take extra resources, like an extended schedule or the extra labor days to hire on someone you know can help take some of the workload off you, that or they may be left with an incomplete or imperfect result.

I find a way to prepare for long days is obviously in the planning stages. Working at a university that includes: Lesson planning, shop hours, rehearsal schedules, to-do lists, and more. It can be overwhelming, but I have found that having an app to organize, even if it's simply the reminder app, is a step toward being prepared.

For sedentary individuals it is very important to get the body moving. Having regular breaks not only can help with breaking up the working day but also momentarily having a change in environment. This change can give us a chance to have a walk around, potentially do some mobility exercises, make a cup of coffee and come back to the task at hand with fresh eyes.

En fait je ne suis pas très d’accord avec le fait de faire une activité ludique comme écouter de la musique, est ce que cela ne va pas interrompre le fil des idées ou la cohérence dans les taches à exécuter…

Your day should be mentally outlined with your breaks tailored towards bettering your health. Remember water and nutrients help the body to function properly and if there is time for exercise you will benefit.

It's important to find time to breathe... Yes. Just breathe. In your car before a gig. At home before sitting with a script or application. Search different breathing practices that encourage focus and practice them all. Find what works for you personally and you will find a certain meditative state at a certain point that allows you to hone in on whatever task is at hand. Good place to start: Breathe in six seconds, and out six seconds...Repeat. Allow yourself to focus on the sounds around you and the sensations in your body. Let them come and go. If work comes up, say thank you and let it go for now. It will be there when you're done. Do this for about 5 minutes. Maybe up it to ten once you get in the habit of it. Next step: Success!

One thing about taking breaks is that you NEED TO TAKE THEM! I fully admit that I am sometimes a hypocrite, but when I am in tech rehearsals for a show, I find myself working at the board during breaks. Stop that! Get up, go walk, get some water, and best of all, get some fresh air! See the sun. Say hi to someone. Don't talk about work for 15 minutes at least. Get the blood flowing again, and jump back into it when you're back.

Keeping hydrated throughout the day, will help keep the body and mind functioning optimally. Low levels if hydration can lead to decrease in cognition and can have many other health implications. As preciously mentioned, having a understanding of nutrition and how certain foods can help you stay focused and more importantly healthy will have a major impact on performance. Adding some form of training to your week will also be very beneficial. Especially if training is done in the early morning before the work day begins. Spikes in dopamine and a decrease in unwanted cortisol levels give us a huge advantage, helping us tackle the tasks of the day.

A great way to hydrate is with fresh fruit in the mid-morning. Maybe a bowl of granola LOADED with an assortment of berries. Blueberries are ideal. Your body processes the water in fruit and keeps you hydrated for longer periods of time. Bonus: Antioxidants and nutrients galore!

I have found two great ways to drink water. The first is with one of those jugs that show you how much you should be drinking by a certain part of the day. Another, that I find a little controversial, is to find water enhancers. I have waterdrops. They have a natural ingredients and add a taste to the water without being too harmful, so I don't always get bored with water. As someone with a soda addiction, I find having that taste in my water sometimes takes away the feeling or need to run to the vending machine for a Coke.

When working in theatre, communication is essential. I work with a team of folks who come together to make a big production happen under a crunched timetable with many obstacles. Communication is essential. It doesn't hurt to email or text and say, "Hey, I have a question. Can we talk quickly?" Or just checking in. When working on a big project, whether it's in theatre or the corporate world, one thing I have learned is that waiting until the last minute to bring up thoughts, concerns, and observations does not work. Bring it up as soon as you know. And be kind about it. Being kind gets you further than anything.

Overcommunicate with respect for others. Think of how you would feel if what you are saying was being said to you. Stay away from belittling people and make the information clear, and informative. This is the key to success when working with others.

Listen. Be present. Ask genuine questions. Listen some more. Be honest, and don't be afraid to reach out and make someone laugh, if you can. Many people want to turn a simple communication into an argument or debate. A simple way to avoid this is to find at least one thing in their "argument" that you genuinely don't know much about or understand. Take a beat. And ask them, with a smile... Make it clear that you are there to connect and learn from this person, while inviting them to do the same, if/when they are ready. Know your audience. If an audience is rambunctious, that energy can fuel your curiosity and further enhance your engagement with them. This requires true presence and discernment of the ebbs and flow of the listener(s.)

Trust your team. In my experience it’s important to learn to let go and not micro manage people. Trust your team to do the jobs they are there to do communicate expectations and deadlines clearly and maintain a dialogue so people feel comfortable flagging issues if and when they occur. Often when you give people the trust and respect to do there job not only does it ease up the workload on yourself but better outcomes are achieved overall. This will also give you more control over the production as a whole and makes for a better team dynamic and working environment.

Utilize delegation and it will be the most efficient way to complete more than one task. Implement collaboration of others and it can bring new ideas and strength to the completion of tasks.

DESIGN A STRATEGY TO ENSURE 1.DIVISION OF LABOUR, 2.DELEGATION OF DUTY, 3, SUPERVISION 4 EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK 5 REASONABLE TIMELINES AND TARGETS 6. CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATION..

1. Prioritise the workload; maintain a (digitised) to-do list. 2. Analyse and understand the task, and explore existing solutions from the network; if not satisfied with the web suggestions, try and develop a hybrid solution. 3. Execute the assignment as fast as possible within a pre-planned timeframe, soon after verifying the cross-check list, which must be prepared as you go through network provided web solutions. 4. Calendar, To-do list, Diary, Sticky notes and set reminder. Don't get into a mechanical work system, just follow 8+8+8 rule. Follow/create a routine to care for health, work and regulate the sleep cycles. 5. Never stress yourself. If you couldn't accomplish the task within a timeframe, give yourself some extra hours to finish

I strongly believe that by 2025, economically well-developed countries with the strong cooperation of the Fortune 500 companies, should adopt a four-day workweek or six-hour workdays as the standard. Amazon’s management has demonstrated increased productivity, improved work/life balance, and enhanced overall quality of life through such practices. The positive trends observed in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, where people enjoy longer, healthier, and happier lives, underscore the feasibility of this approach. It’s time for North America to officially embrace this change, particularly considering the prevalence of work burn-out leading to chronic illnesses. The time for implementation is now.

To be honest, it depends from people to people. Some might have the capacity to plough through long hours, and some might not. A good rule of thumb in my experience is that we do trainings in a 90/30 minute cycle. 45-90 minutes training, 15-30 minutes rest. Rinse and repeat until about 4-5 hours a day during my play production time. Since most of us are doing it part-time, it helps with everyone's productivity on stage and off stage.