August is a slow month. Half of your office is probably out on vacation and you wish you could be outside to soaking up these final days of summer. Concentrating is becoming harder and harder. Luckily, we looked far and wide for some of the most surprising productivity tips to help you keep up at work. 1. Keep making lists, but not in the same way. When you make a list you probably go from top to bottom, or maybe you start sticking things on the top because you want to get them done first. Read more.