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Sooo it’s the end of the workday, and as you’re sitting back on your stiff chair as the clock is ticking 5 o’clock, you realize you have done NOTHING, NADA, ZILTSCH…..I mean, if there ever were an illustration of unproductivity, this would be it! Not one of your meetings has been productive, you haven’t gotten any answers to your questions, you’ve had to deal with work interruptions all day, and 99.9% of your to-do list still remains, well…to be done. Now you may not be able to get away with murder like Viola Davis, but there are chances you may just be able to get away with a totally, I mean, absolutely, unproductive day at work.
1. Apply the rule of ONE! Do ONE task, and possibly cross it off your to-do list! It doesn’t matter whether it’s a 5-minute, low impact task or a much more important one. Just get ONE done! It’ll make you feel better, and give you something, no matter how small, to work with.
2. Hack your procrastination! Whether you bet colleagues money (or coffee) that you can complete that audit on time, or you resort to the Pomodoro technique, decide to face the problem head on!
3. There’s always tomorrow! Sometimes, you just have to look to the future and commit to do better the next time. So learn from your mistakes, re-assess your unproductive episodes, get a good night’s sleep and move on to a better, more productive day!
How do you get away with an unproductive day at work?
The Corporate Sis.
HHHmmmmm…I honestly can’t remember the last time I didn’t at least tackle a few things on my to do list during a day’s work. Even if I spent my time at work doing nonwork related activities…still producing something..he he!
Hi The Girl! Thanks for your comment! I do have to admit, while I force myself to tackle at least a few items on my to-do list, some days can be really bad. Love reading your comments, thanks for the support 🙂
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