If you are like me, multitasking is the worst thing in the world for your productivity. Different studies have shown that only 2% of the whole world population can actually multitask that results in increased performance (not even Eric). For the rest of us non-superheros, multitasking is actually just task switching and the “stop and go,” “stop and go” switching hurts our effectiveness. Me personally, I am like an old Ford truck, give me time to get going and I will cover a ton of ground, but my acceleration in admin work is utterly terrible.
Here are three common time wasters at work that you need to avoid.
- Chatting with co-workers about the latest television episodes should be saved for after work hours.
- Internet surfing that is not work related can take up numerous hours and kill productivity.
- Meetings that do not accomplish anything is not only unproductive, it can be very demoralizing. Seriously? Another meeting? Great…
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What mind-hacks do you have to keep you on task and avoid wasting time?
[via TimeDoctor.com]
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