Ask HN: What changes in your life did you make to become more productive?

Switched jobs. No longer on call doing DevOps means I can focus on each task knowing I'm not going to have to drop everything and work on a technical issue off hours.

Started my own company. I know why we're doing things and why they are important. And I know that if I don't do some things they won't get done.

I ditched my smartphone and opted for a dumb phone instead. For me, having a smartphone made my distractibility even worse than it naturally is (I have ADD). Also, I no longer hear the siren call of the internet calling to me everywhere I go.

Don't think about productivity because it will introduce yourself to mental stresses that will derail your productivity. For a few simple things I have some ideas.

- Do small changes

- Break apart what you have to do

- Realize what you can't do and instead do something you can.