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Getting more out of your working day.
It seems in today's world there is so much demand, and not enough time to get everything done. Bosses are asking us to do more with less, and the time lines and expectations of what we are able to achieve are just getting more and more.
People often ask me how do you do all that you do, and well for me its just life, I am very organized, even chaos is organized in my world. I have the ability to focus is generally my answer. My days are so full and I always achieve something major, no putting off till tomorrow.
I thought I would give the members of my website a few small tips, that could just save you from stress you don't need, and help you achieve more in your daily working and home lives.
It really is very simple to take the pressure off:
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 Do one thing at a time, and concentrate on that task,
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Ensure your work space is not somewhere that you will be interrupted by other people's noise, actions or antics.
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Place your computer in a position where you don't have peripheral interference, my computer is facing a wall, because that's what works best for me. If I am facing out into a room when I am working, it's far too easy for my attention to be distracted.
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Turn off the sound on your computer.
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Turn off or sound off with instant messaging and email arrival.
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If you listen to music when working listen to instrumentals not music with words, words are distracting.
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Turn off your mobile phone and resist answering idle text messages, make a deal with yourself to only check your text messages when its lunch time or on the bus on the way home, I can assure you the world will wait.
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Organize your email time, so you answer emails at the beginning of your day and the end of your day, don't become addicted to jumping to attention each time an email arrives.
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Set routines, for example with writing, I set a period every day just for that, and make sure the timing does not clash with kids coming home or office duties, I make sure I wont be distracted.
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Learn to focus upon your goals, learn to set goals, break down big projects into bite sized chunks; you will be surprised how quickly things get done when it's identified into small tasks. It's so easy to become overwhelmed by big tasks, and then fall into the habit of procrastinating.
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Even with your finances, to take off the pressure, work out your monthly budget, then break that down to weekly, then daily, then hourly, then by the minute. Did you know you probably only require 67cents a minute to be financially secure?
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Prioritize tasks; this is nothing new, don't run all day dealing with emergencies; it takes up too much energy. Get organized, know what you must do, and plan your time management.
Final Note:
Did you know that companies hundreds of thousands of $ a day in lost time through employees being distracted from their work though email and instant chat.
Each time you get interrupted it takes approximately 15 minutes for you to get back focus on the job you were working on, and that in turn costs you big in $, especially if you are your own boss, it's even more vital that you organize modern technology to support you not distract you.
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