One of the keys to high levels of performance and productivity is to make every minute count. Use travel and transition times, what are often called "gifts of time," to complete samll chunks of large tasks.
One technique that you can use to cut a big task down to size is the "salami slice" method of getting work done. With this method, you lay out the task in detail, writing down every step in order, and then resolve to do just one slice of the job for the time being, like eating a roll of salami one slice at a time-or like eating an elephant one bite at a time.
People are now checking their smartphones about forty-six times each day according to one study and about eighty-five times a day according to another study. which found that "people were accessing their phones twice as often as they thought."
See yourself as a role model. raise the bar on yourself. The standards you set for your own work and behavior should be higher than anyone else could set for you. Make a game of starting a little earlier, working a little harder, and staying a little later. Always look for ways to go the extra mile, to do more than you are paid for. You increase your self-esteem whenever you go beyond the point...
A major reason for procrastination is a feeling of inadquacy, a lack of confidence, or an inability in a key area of a task. Feeling weak or deficient in a single area is enough to discourage you from starting the job at all. Three Steps to Mastery 1. read in your field for at least one hour evrey day. 2. take every course and seminar available on the key skills that can help you. 3. Listen to ...
There is an old saying that "by the yard it's hard; but inch by inch, anything's a cinch!" ONe of the best ways to overcome procrastination is for you to get your mind off the huge task in front of you and focus on a single action that you can make. Health and fitness are accomplished by just eating a little less and exercising a little more, day after day and month after month.
Before startig on anything, you should always ask yourself, "what the potential consequences of doing or not doing this task? Coming into work earlier, reading regularly in your field, taking courses to improve your skills, and focusing on high-value tasks in your work. If a task or activity has large potential positive consequences, make it a top priority and get started on it immediately. If ...
Begin by clearing off your desk or workspace so that you have only one task in front of you. If necessary, put everything else on the floor or on a table behind you.
Different lists for different purposes 1. you should create a master list on which you write down everything you can think of that you want to do sometime in the future. 2. You should have a monthly list that you make at the end of the month for the month ahead. 3. You have have a weekly list where you plan your entire week in advance. 4. You should transfer items from your monthly and weekly l...
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