D)Despite what you m

hile scanning your morning e-mails, you're not saving any time by attempting to do ten things at

once. If you find yourself getting tangled(# s *))in too many things, it may be of much necessity

of you to reevaluate your involvement, "Rudy says. Your mind will wander from one topic to

another and you may end up never accomplishing a thing. "Rudy recommends the best way to stop

multitasking is to create priority lists with deadlines. "When applicable, complete one project before

you move further on to the next one, he says.

Deborah Chaddock-brown, a work-at-home single parent, says shes frequently overwhelmed by

the demands of maintaining order in her residence and running her own business. St

ll. she manages

to" do it all"by setting a time limit for each task.“ I have the type of personality that flits(经轻地

as id)from thing to thing because I do have so much on my plate, "Brown says

As a consequence

I assign time sors (81 R): For the next 15 minutes I will participate in social media for the purpose

of marketing my business (not sending photos or playing Farmville)and that is the only thing I am

about to do for the next 15 minutes. When the time is up, I move on to the next task. That way. at

to tell them (that theyre no longer important). There are usually clear priorities in the manage

F)"Quite ofen, people are working on things that are no longer a top priority, but someone for

head; he or she has just not done a great Job communicating those with the employee, " says Holly

Green, CEO of The Human Factor. Green's suggestion unfolds in this manner: "If you find yourself

confronted with too many responsibilities, sit down, note the significant things you are in charge of,

and go to your manager to have a conversation to discuss pnorities. trade-offs, time commitment

and interdependencies required to do each thing well, and then ask what you should stop working on

or work on less so you can get the right things done. "Green says managers should be willing to help

sort out priorities, so long as employees have a can-do approach and aren't just complaining

their workload.

G)"If interruptions are keeping you from your responsibilities, learn how to deal with them

accordingly, "says Eileen Roth, author of Organising foi

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suggestions to combat disruptions: " Use voice mail to cut down on telephone interruptions, shut off

the alert that says" You've got an c-mail and give staff members a set time to visit with you. Justin

Gramm, president of Globella Buyers Realty, exemplifies (,IE)Roths point. " E-mail had been a

big time waster for me in the past because it was a constant interruption, causing me to lose focus on

the task at hand, "he says. Since determined to check his e-mails only twice a day, Gramm says he

has become much more eflicient. "If people want to get more work done, they need to stop checking

e-mails and get down to business, " he says

H)"The paradox (ie)of todays work environment is that the more you do, the more is expected of

you, "Davidson says. In order to better assess your workload, Davidson suggests asking yourself

the following questions before agreeing to undertake new responsibilities: Is the task aligned (ik

-s)with your priorities and goals; Are you likely to be as prone to saying yes to such a request

tomorrow or next week: What clse could you do that would be more rewarding, What other pressing

tasks and responsibilities are you likely to face, Does the other party have options other than you

Will he or she be crushed if you say no?

Most of our experts recommended books for additional tips on how to maximise efficiency, but one

book was mentioned time and again. Check out The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

6. According to Rudy, doing too many things at one time may lead to low efficiency

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