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In today’s frantic work environment, does it seem fair that the fire fighter rather than the fire marshal gets rewarded? If you are constantly reacting to the same emergencies and putting out the same type of recurring fires, something is … Continued
Are you prioritizing your tasks? Or are you really just urgentizing and easinizing them? Try this: Pick out the first tasks that you would work on from a list of things to do. Most people don’t realize that they unconsciously … Continued
How often do your priorities change? Weekly? Daily? Hourly? Priorities rarely change. Urgencies, on the other hand, constantly change. Many people confuse urgencies with priorities. A priority is one thing that, when focused on and with a majority of time … Continued
Do you use important and urgent interchangeably? You are not alone. Most people today confuse urgent with important. Luckily, you can be one of the few to differentiate between them by following these rules: • Urgent is strictly time-based. • … Continued
Do you know what the most important and impactful activity you can do in your job is? (Showing up for work doesn’t count.) Who do you think would understand this question better? A Fortune 100 executive or a small business … Continued
How many times a day do you think an average person checks an electronic device? Again, an average of 150 times. Most people don’t realize that when they are checking a device, they aren’t producing work. Checking texts and e-mail … Continued
How many tasks do you work on at the same time? I know they say multitasking will make you more productive but nothing is farther from the truth. What happens when a text or an e-mail arrives? You stop what … Continued
Everyone knows that multitasking makes you more productive, right? Except it’s not true. Most of the time your brain isn’t multitasking—it’s toggling back and forth between tasks at a super-fast speed that feels as if you are actually multitasking. Research … Continued
How many days a week are your kids involved in an activity? Congratulations! You might be turning them into a Mini-you. A more humane question might be how many days aren’t they doing something. Kids average five hours a day … Continued
Who do you think interrupts you more than anyone else? Bingo! Pick one from the top shelf. Think how many times you interrupt yourself by responding to a text or an e-mail when it annoyingly announces itself. Actually, I would … Continued