We live in a world where distractions are a dime a dozen – in fact, it’s getting harder by the minute to concentrate on the job at hand because there are too many things to do, and too little time to do it in. But when you work for a living, you cannot afford to waste time or procrastinate when you’re working on a deadline. And in order to use your time effectively, you need to be aware of those activities that are the biggest wasters of time, like:
- Surfing the Internet: If you work with a computer that’s connected to the Internet, it’s hard to stay focused on your work because the Web offers infinite opportunities to amuse yourself whenever boredom strikes or when you feel you need a break. The only problem is that your break ends up taking over the rest of your work day, and before you know it, it’s time to wind up for the day and you haven’t accomplished anything useful.
- Fiddling with your phone: With phones being much more than just instruments to talk over nowadays, it’s easy to get lost in the maze of text messages, calls that last over an hour, games and other activities that appeal more than the work at hand.
- Eating because you’re bored: If you work at home or if your workstation has easy access to the cafeteria, you’re likely to wear away a path between your desk and the refrigerator with all the frequent trips you make in order to get away from work. You waste a lot of time by trekking to the fridge and back, and also gain weight in the process.
- Talking to colleagues: If you work in an office, you may spend time gossiping around the water cooler, or if that’s not allowed, chattering with your neighbor about the latest office scandal or boring them with your sob stories.
- Checking email incessantly: When you’re addicted to email, you tend to keep checking your numerous accounts to see if you’ve received any, even if they’re just junk and get sent to your spam folder. You also feel the need to reply to every single one of them, even when you’re in the middle of a busy work day.
When you know and realize that you’re wasting time, it’s easy to get a grip on yourself and get back to work before you lose valuable time and money in the process.
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This guest article was written by Adrienne Carlson, who regularly writes on the topic of accredited online universities . Adrienne welcomes your comments and questions at her email address: adrienne.carlson83@yahoo.com
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