{"id":90407,"date":"2021-10-31t13:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-31t17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=90407"},"modified":"2022-12-22t00:42:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22t05:42:30","slug":"too-busy-you-may-need-to-reprioritize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2021\/10\/31\/too-busy-you-may-need-to-reprioritize\/","title":{"rendered":"too busy? you may need to reprioritize"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"young<\/a>five steps to better time management.
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by steven e. sacks<\/i>
\nthe new fundamentals<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

some firms encourage expanding workloads, creating questionable tasks or keeping people occupied under the pretense that their actual activities provide real value. what is the meaning of busy<\/strong>, really? and how are outcomes from efforts measured for value?<\/p>\n

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part of the illusion of being busy is that you can master many things at the same time. it certainly would keep you busy (or occupied) but you won\u2019t nurture new skills and discover what your real aptitude is to help yourself and\/or your firm.
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\nbut what about focusing on fewer activities or functions and perfecting your approach to accomplishing them?<\/p>\n

skill is not created by constantly switching to new things. skill is created by focusing on a small number of activities and doing them repeatedly. this is what is meant by core competencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cbeware of the barrenness of the busy life.\u201d \u2013 socrates<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

consider the basketball player who wants to be the \u201cgo-to\u201d player in the waning moments of a close game. he or she does not reach this level without each day shooting 250 foul shots or 250 shots from each elbow. he or she does not become the star by practicing 10 or 20 different shots; this is achieved by practicing three shots 250 times each. this thinking can be applied to how work is approached each day to gain an optimal level of time management.<\/p>\n

fundamental steps in time management<\/strong><\/p>\n

just like in basketball, where there are a few key steps, such as a stutter step, a pivot, a stop and go, a crossover dribble, etc., there are some key steps in time management that can make your work day more manageable. they take only five minutes each or so to complete, but can result in twice as much work being completed every day. like anything you want to perfect (whether in work or recreation), you have to stay committed to following through on them daily.<\/p>\n

first step: make your list but limit it to the four or five most important tasks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

usually, when you ask people to make a list of tasks for their day, they will come up with 15 or 20 items. we cannot begin to read their minds as they create the list. how do they define what is important and what has to be done that day? have they simply done a brain dump of what they think has to be done, or did they take prioritization into consideration? is there really a badge of honor in having a long list?<\/p>\n

long lists go back to my thesis of whether more \u201cto-dos\u201d prove \u201cbusyness\u201d or real productivity. sure, you can be busy, but will it result in productivity and, more important, accomplishments? if you spend each day trying to whittle down the list, it does not mean you are being productive; it could mean you are expending needless energy on actions that in the scheme of things should have been back-burnered or simply eliminated. instead,<\/p>\n