HOW TO KEEP YOUR PRODUCTIVITY UP WHEN YOU’RE ON THE GO

Diana Marlin
2 min readMay 11, 2021

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It’s often difficult to keep your productivity up on a business trip. Not only is travel exhausting, but there’s so much to keep track of and not a lot of time to do it all in. Compound this with technical issues and delays, and you can end up with a rather frustrating overall experience.

Iron Out Technical Issues Beforehand
Make sure that you have access to all the files you need and that your Internet access is set beforehand. Whether you’re going to be bouncing from WiFi hotspot to WiFi hotspot, you should still have the option to tether to your 4G connection or simply work offline. You don’t want to be fiddling with connectivity issues while you’re supposed to be getting work done! The same goes for issues of power: make sure your batteries are charged and that you have backups.

Trust Yourself When It Comes to Sleep
The easiest way to manage the sleep deprivation and jetlag that occurs when you switch time zones is to simply trust your own body. Avoid altering your sleep schedule and go to sleep when you normally do. Adjusting to a different time zone — especially for shorter trips — isn’t just futile, it’s usually harmful. The more sleep you get, the more productive you’ll feel; Limo Ride guarantee it.

Learn When to Call it Quits
There comes a time in every businessperson’s life when they really need to just accept that they aren’t going to get anything done. If you’ve spent the past four hours on the phone with tech support at your home office trying to get a teleconference to work right, it may be time to simply get some rest and let them figure it out. When traveling, your mental state is a resource! Don’t drain it trying tricks that just aren’t going to work.

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