How big is your to-do list? If you’re anything like me, it’s probably huge and you’re looking for ways to be more productive.

This year, my to-do list has turned into a growing mountain of “important” tasks that always seem to lead to something else (of course equally as important) that needs to be accomplished.

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been taking on more time-intensive client projects than I ever have before… all at the same time as moving from San Francisco to

Denver, Colorado. My to-do list has ballooned out of control.

As a result, I’ve had to get very serious about how I utilize my time. I’ve had to become way more productive.

I’ve been doing a lot more experimentation, testing, and coming up with my own productivity hacks to not only squeeze more time out of my workday, but to be more effective with that limited amount of time (which is what I believe productivity is really about).

The thing is, if you’re like most people, you can find extra time to do the things you truly want (and need).

It’s amazing how much time we waste in our average day if we’re brutally honest with ourselves. Ten minutes of checking Facebook notifications when you get to work, scrolling through Instagram for half an hour at lunch, reading up on the day’s news during the afternoon, the list goes on.

At the same time, while you may take pride in replying to every email as soon as you receive it, it does waste an awful lot of your time that could otherwise be used more effectively.

That’s why today, I’m sharing my list of 25 surprisingly impactful productivity hacks to help you be more productive in all areas of your life.

Disclaimer: Some of these productivity hacks will sound like a no-brainer, but trust me… it’s the implementation, repetition, and discipline in sticking to them long enough to pay off, that’ll be most difficult.

In some cases, you’ll walk away from reading this post with an aha! moment, wondering why you haven’t always been leveraging a particular productivity hack. And yet others might not be the best fit for you.

In all reality, you probably won’t be able to use all of these productivity hacks at once—it’s more about finding the ones that can give you the biggest return in your unique situation.

The common thread throughout all of these tactics to be more productive, is that they’re simple and straightforward. Anyone can pull them off with the right level of conviction.

The difficult part of this process is changing habits and rewiring routines.