5 habits of highly productive people

It doesn’t matter what you do or where you work – everyone could stand to be a little more productive. But excessive amounts of caffeine and working fourteen hours a day won’t help you reach peak productivity. Remember: work smarter not harder.

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It doesn’t matter what you do or where you work – everyone could stand to be a little more productive. But excessive amounts of caffeine and working fourteen hours a day won’t help you reach peak productivity. Remember: work smarter not harder.
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1 ENGAGE IN MINI PRODUCTIVITY SESSIONS WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE

Turn wasted time during your day into mini productivity sessions with a phone that’s designed for productivity, like the HP Elite x3.

The 6-inch phablet has a QHD AMOLED display that’s big enough for displaying spreadsheets, word documents and PowerPoint presentations without having to scroll constantly, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB RAM so it’s powerful enough to run any app lag-free.

2 BE READY TO SET UP OFFICE ANYWHERE

If you’re frequently out of the office, you want to be able to set up and work anytime, anywhere. The HP Elite x3’s Lap Dock lets you accomplish just that with a Ultrabook form factor and a 12.5-inch Full HD display in a device that weighs just 1kg.

The device is fully powered by your HP Elite x3 wirelessly via Miracast or, if you prefer, through a USB connection.

3 HOT DESK TO GET A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON WORK

Hot Desking, the practice of removing fixed office seating assignments and letting employees move around the office based on their needs, has received considerable attention for its benefits in increasing productivity, team collaboration and morale.

The HP Elite x3 enables Hot Desking by letting you take your PC with you anywhere, with the help of Windows Continuum and the HP Desk Dock.

Simply connect the HP Elite x3 to the dock and connect the dock to any monitor and the HP Elite x3 turns into a full desktop PC.

4 DON’T LOSE SLEEP WORRYING ABOUT SECURITY

It’s easy to imagine a nightmare scenario where someone gets access to the important files on your phone, but the HP Elite x3 boasts dual biometrics in the form of a fingerprint scanner and iris recognition, as well as 140-2 cryptography, 256-bit key full disk encryption, TPM 2.0, and protection against firmware rollbacks, so you don’t need to worry about your files being accessed, even if you misplace your device.

5 DON’T PUT OFF TILL TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY

There’s no better time to change your habits and get more productive than right now, because HP is currently running a promotion for the HP Elite x3 that will net you up to S$300 off your purchase when you recycle your old tablet or smartphone.