Whether you use a bulletin board, task list, or sticky notes on your computer screen, as a means of reminding yourself of upcoming tasks, spend a few minutes at the end of each day scanning through them. Remove anything outdated and arrange what is left so that you can easily see it without having to look behind other papers or notes. When you put a new item on your board or list, remove an old item.
Lately I’ve noticed that when someone calls me they just barrel into a conversation. Rarely does someone ask me, “Do you have 10 minutes (or however long the conversation may take) to talk?”.
Get a leaner and cleaner inbox with this Tuesday Tip!
Make sure your desk is clean and uncluttered so that you can focus on your work. A couple of areas to check:
Tuesday Tip: Tip for having phone numbers available.
STOP! Don’t jot! Jotting is writing any sort of a message on random scraps of paper. What should you do?
Later quote by Monica Ricci.
Is it a coincidence that the tasks you like to do the least are also the ones that you tend to forget to do? Probably not! To stop tasks from slipping through the crack, . . .
How many times do you put an appointment in your calendar without the client’s phone number? Then, when it comes time for the call, you are digging to locate it.
A single two-second distraction could cost you 15 minutes of your day! When your concentration is interrupted, it takes up to 15 minutes to get your focus back.
