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Quit Working
Pointlessly Hard and Just Get More Done
Jacqueline Whitmore
Successful people don’t work harder; they work smarter.
As your competitors encroach
on your market share, it’s critical to approach your work
in the most productive way possible.
Email, unexpected phone calls and impromptu meetings can
quickly derail your day
if you’re not mindful of time management.
Use the tips below to improve your productivity and focus
on what’s important.
If you apply these tactics,
you’ll be more likely to accomplish the same amount of
work in half the time.
Take advantage of
early morning focus.
Everyone is tempted to roll over in bed, grab their phone
from the nightstand
and check their email. While it may feel productive,
it’s
the perfect example of putting the urgent ahead of the important.
You’re mind is most rested and refreshed in the morning.
You’ll experience greater focus
throughout the day if you tackle your toughest tasks
first. If writing is a large part of your work,
consider writing first thing in
the morning. You’ll likely find your writing will improve
and you’ll feel more focused throughout the day.
Make a plan.
At the beginning of each week, make a list of every task
you need to accomplish.
Break large projects into smaller parts and enumerate
each step.
Then look at your calendar and block out space in your schedule
for each task.
Give yourself enough time and don’t cram too much into one day.
Make appointments with yourself. Mark your designated
time as “busy”
to prevent colleagues from scheduling an unexpected
meeting.
If you don’t finish a task, shift your schedule to make
it a priority for the next day.
Take breaks.
Quick breaks, taken frequently throughout the day, can
improve your productivity.
Limit each break to ten minutes. Walk to the other side
of your office, stare out the window
or go grab a cup of coffee. Even a quick stretch will get
your blood flowing and give your mind
a break. If you find yourself unable to regularly break
away from your work, use a timer.
Make quick
decisions.
Most of the decisions you make in the day-to-day
operations of your business don’t require careful deliberation. Unless
something is critical to the long-term strategy of your company,
don’t linger.
When faced with a choice, your gut reaction is usually correct.
Be careful not to over think your options or second-guess
yourself.
Try to make those less important decisions in two minutes
or less.
Pick up the phone.
Email is a convenient and useful tool for business
correspondence.
When used appropriately, it allows for more efficient communication.
However, when
an email chain exceeds two or three messages, it’s time for a phone call.
A
task as simple as setting up a meeting can take 20 minutes
of your time as you read and respond to emails about both
parties negotiating a time and place.
Skip the back and forth game. Pick up the phone and get
an answer in five minutes or less.
Delegate work to
your team.
As the leader of your business, your time is more
valuable than that of your employees.
Talk to your managers and invest time to learn which of
your team members are capable
of taking on some of your duties. Don’t hand over
everything at once.
Instead, slowly delegate small projects.
As your team
expands their knowledge, they’ll be capable of greater responsibility
within your business. Doing this will leave you time to
focus on the future of your company.
Adopt
single-tasking.
You’ve probably heard your peers brag about how much they
multitask. Unfortunately,
they’re sabotaging their own productivity. When you focus
on multiple tasks at a time,
you do each task poorly. You may look busy,
but your
efficacy is sacrificed for appearance’s sake.
Single-tasking allows you to
complete every task better and in a fraction of the time.
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