"There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. Today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live."- Dalai Lama

Today’s fast-paced, always-on culture and non-stop digital chatter makes it harder than ever to be more productive and juggle work and personal lives. However, there are some things that you can do right now to improve your productivity and enjoy a happier work-life environment.

Here are a 20+ tips (in no particular order) to help increase your productivity, reduce stress levels and maintain a better work-life balance:

Are you suffering from Digital Transformation Stress? 

It’s a rapidly changing world and digitization is having a huge impact on every employee, business and industry. The speed and scale of digital disruption as companies move from legacy infrastructure and evolve to innovative and emerging technologies, plus long work hours and less resources are causing many people to feel stressed out, anxious and overwhelmed as they navigate their way through this massive transformation. 

Most people don’t like change and accelerated change is even more stressful

Does the fast pace of changing technology stress you out? You’re not alone. It seems almost impossible to keep up with the accelerating pace of emerging technologies and information overload these days. It’s no wonder that executives, managers and employees are feeling stressed out trying to adapt and adjust to all the disruptions and changes taking place in organizations around the world. And this is just the beginning...

Meditation and mindfulness is becoming mainstream in business as a way of helping professionals deal with the daily stress of work and personal lives in today’s chaotic world. A little realized business trend is training executives and employees how to reduce stress which in turn helps them to become more focused, productive and innovative. And compassionate.

One of the people leading this charge is Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, one of the world’s most successful business leaders - and a big fan of meditation and mindfulness. So much so that he recently put meditation rooms on every floor in his new prestigious Salesforce building in San Francisco.