Tag: distractions
4 Apps to Manage Your Time
Do you have a lot to do but find yourself unable to get as much done as you wanted? If so, you might need some help with time management. Time management skills aren’t something everyone has. Some of us don’t do well with a schedule and often lose track ofRead More
4 Reasons to Stop Banning Social Media at Work
There is no denying that the typical office environment has changed over the last decade, with the majority of employees now sitting in front of a computer screen for long periods of time. The once-seen boundary between work and life has become blurred, predominantly due to social media becoming increasinglyRead More
Boost Productivity: Kill These 3 Distractions
Have you ever been behind your computer, working away in the zone, when you hear a little “blurp” from a Facebook notification on one of your open browser tabs? That’s the sound of DISTRACTION. It could be a notification for an email, your cell phone ringing or even someone walking by your desk toRead More
5 Ways to Get More Done At Your Home Office
When I first started working from home, I was still on someone else’s clock. I was lucky enough to have a boss who would be cool with us occasionally working in our home office. Of course, at this point, I didn’t have a home office. I had a room. SinceRead More
10 Tips to Save Time & Do More
The great Management guru Peter Drucker once said: “Time is the scarcest resource of the manager; if it is not managed, nothing else can be managed.” If this is true for managers, then it must be true for the rest of us as well. So how can we make theRead More
5 Secrets to Stop Worrying
Worry is a very bad habit that keeps us trapped in anticipation, fearing that bad things may happen and expecting the worst. It is more than an aggravating tendency, it is a waste of good energy that could be put into more productive pursuits. The great American philanthropist Dale CarnegieRead More
5 Simple Tools That Unleash Meaningful Work
I recently watched a TED talk by Jason Fried of 37 Signals entitled Why Work Doesn’t Get Done at Work. The message was right on: The office has become a place of endless distraction; so much so that people seek anywhere but there to get their real work done. What happens is the realRead More
9 Ways to Increase Efficiency in Your Company
In order to reach their goals, some businesses ask their employees to work longer hours. While this is necessary in some cases, you may consider an alternative approach: finding ways to be more efficient with the time you have. Smart work can increase productivity more than hard work. Regardless ofRead More