8 Simple Tricks To Get More Out Of Your Day
3 min readMar 25, 2023
- Keep A Notepad Close For Any Spontaneous Tasks — As you are working you might remember that you still have to buy some groceries. Put tasks like this that randomly appear in your mind on paper and delegate a time to do them straight away. That way when the distracting thought pops up next time you can simply reference it back to the notes you made earlier, thereby leaving the thought as “completed”.
- Brush Others Off — When you get a call or someone disrupts you simply say “I am really busy right now, how can I help you?”. If they tell you that they want to reach you later instead when you are free just insist saying “I will be busy later too so I would like to get this squared away as soon as possible. How can I help you?”. This may put others on the spot but it prioritizes your tasks and makes it so you do not have to worry about their call later.
- Add available hours — Afterwards say you are always available Mondays from 9–10 in the morning (for example). Giving them a specific time to reach you will keep them out of your way later in the day, allowing you to keep working without being distracted. - Schedule Your Time In Advance — It is incredibly easy to waste time if you have nothing planned. As good as we think we are at not needing a schedule, the results show something different. On average, people find they cannot account for 24 hours…
