10 Infographics to Help Your Productivity

This roundup collects 10 productivity infographics covering schedules, food, naps, breaks, distractions, focus, and overwork. Use it as a menu of tactics, then pick the one friction that is actually stealing your day.

• Why it matters: Wanting more output is easy; the piece shows concrete levers beyond hustle slogans.
• How it works: Pair day structure with recovery tactics like food choices, naps, and real breaks.
• Case in point: Separate entries cover effective napping and making rest support focus.
• Yes, but: Social scrolling and other workplace time-wasters still erase those gains.
• The bottom line: Protect focus, but also balance work and life so overwork does not erase tomorrow.

Productivity is a hot topic. Everyone wants to be more productive. Getting more done in less time is attractive, but how to do it isn’t always obvious. Here are 10 infographics about productivity to browse — while, of course, you should be working.

1. A Productive Day is what we’re all after, and how you schedule your day helps control that.

by HealthCentral.
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2. What you eat during the day can have a big impact on your productivity. Boost Your Productivity shows a few different foods that you can eat to help dodge those food comas.

3. If you do end up in a food coma, a nap can work wonders. How to Nap Effectively shows some of the best practices for napping.

by smithapat.
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4. How To Take The Perfect Nap also shows some nap hacks to make your nap the most effective.

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5. Instead of a full nap, sometimes other breaks can help improve your focus and performance at work, too. Here’s How to Make Rest Work for Work.

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6. Naps and breaks aren’t the only way to boost your productivity. It’s likely that you waste a lot of time on other things at work. The Biggest Workplace Time Wasters looks at what those are.

If you've ever gone down a rabbit hole researching something that only kind of relates to your task, join the club. People can lose hours to things like that—sometimes you tell yourself it's all part of the process, but deep down, you know it's just another detour. Then there are those endless “quick” chats, Slack notifications, and the black hole of email refreshes, each designed to chip away at even the best intentions.

Some days it feels like you spend more energy fighting distractions than actually working. Tools and tactics are everywhere—Pomodoro timers, do-not-disturb modes, a growing list of browser extensions that block whatever is tempting you today. Still, breaking habits is another story. For what it’s worth, most people will quietly admit they waste at least a little time every single day. Maybe the trick is not chasing perfect efficiency, but just carving out enough focus for the stuff that actually matters.

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7. Did you ever wonder how much time you spend on Facebook?

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8. One of the best ways to beat Facebook and other social networks is just to focus. That can be hard, but How to Focus has a few tips.

by annavital.
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9. One of the best things that can help you focus being engaged and inspired by what you do.

by JESS3.
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10. One thing that can hurt your productivity in the long run is overworking. It is important to make sure you balance your work and life so you can live and work sustainably. Burning out in a year isn’t helping anyone.

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Now, get back to work!   Drew Skau is Visualization Architect at Visual.ly and a PhD Computer Science Visualization student at UNCC with an undergraduate degree in Architecture. You can follow him on twitter @SeeingStructure