I stumbled across these in The Week! magazine, it's a nice list of tips so I thought I'd share my thoughts on them...
Personally I use TWO sheets, one is for constant changeable items with two tabs....
Then more perennial lists...
Break larger tasks down into smaller chunks and find the ones you can do immediately, start here, and start ticking them off early on in the day!
Make a note of when you're more focused and more sluggish during the day.
Allocate more complex and brain-intensive tasks to when you're most alert, and more mundane tasks to when you're feeling more sluggish. For me, that means the end of the day for mundane tasks.
Many working tasks simply don't require you to be online, so keep only those apps open you need, if you are researching online, try to keep windows to a minimum!
Work solidly for 25 minutes, then take a 5 minute break. If 25 minutes feels too long, then start with a shorter period!
It's something we should all be thinking about. I mean, when you are working, it makes sense to crack on with it and power through rather than idling in a distracted state!
May as well make the best use of your working time, so then you've got more free-time, potentially, or more working time, it's up to you!
