As a developer, you have a lot on your plate. There are deadlines to meet and new features to add. You might even be working on multiple projects at once.

In other words, if you’re not careful, you can quickly get overwhelmed by all the things you need to do and never get anything done at all.

But just because there’s a lot that needs doing doesn’t mean that there aren’t ways to increase your productivity as a developer. In fact, there are plenty of ways to make yourself more efficient without adding extra work or sacrificing quality of work.

Here are some tips and tricks we use every day as developers so we can stay productive:

1. Get Enough Rest
2. Minimize Distractions
3. Identify Your Most Productive Hours
4. Master Your Tools
5. Automate Stuff
6. Learn a New Skill
7. Write it Down
8. Plan Things Before Writing Code
9. Refactor Code and Write Code Documentation
10. Keep Yourself Away from Social Media