Are you aiming to achieve more in 2019? Here are some tried and tested ideas to get you started. Or perhaps you have your own productivity hacks to recommend. Tell us in the comments below.
Andrew Hill, FT management editor
I spent part of 2018 on sabbatical, most of which I spent at home completing a book. I do not really like using headphones while writing — if you can’t hear what is going on around you, how will you ever learn anything useful? — and I find music distracting. Occasionally though, I found listening to white noise helped me concentrate for prolonged stretches and I have now imported that habit to the office for occasional use on deadline.