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Infographic: Sticky notes, healthy snacks on your desk could mean more productivity

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In a new survey, Lucidchart has culled out some hidden factors and less-talked-about traits of the most productive (and unproductive) employees inside and outside of their job, having polled more than 1,000 US-based office workers.

For example, did you know that what you have at your desk at work can be a big deal? And at home, the shows you watch could be a factor affecting your and your team's productivity.

Let's have a look at the interesting findings:

  • The most productive people are more likely to have sticky notes, photos of their children and healthy snacks at their desk
  • The least productive people are more likely to skip the gym and focus on the latest dietary trends.
  • The most productive people are more likely to take more vacation, work from home more, and take notes by hand.
  • Factors like a slow computer (50%), noisy colleagues (38%), meetings (30%), hunger (20%), and social media distractions (15%) are consistently keeping workers from being productive.
  • The most productive people are more likely to watch “NCIS,” while less productive people are more likely to watch “Game of Thrones”.
For the purpose of this survey, Lucidchart characterised productivity on the basis of output of three personas: the Go-Getter, the Doer, and the Coaster.

The Go-Getters had the highest productivity, while the Coasters had the lowest; Doers fit in between the more polarised personas with average productivity.

All graphics / Lucidchart

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