KEEP A CLUTTER-FREE

KEEP A CLUTTER-FREE 

 

The average desk-worker has 36 hours worth of work on the desk, and spends three hours a week just sorting through it.

 

A MOTHER'S TIME

 

Just to put a parent's job in perspective that a stay-at-home mom with three children is holding down the equivalent of two full-time jobs.

 

ELIMINATE FIRST, SCHEDULE LATER

 

If you schedule time for everything on your To Do list, you'll be overscheduled. Eliminate the non-priorities and schedule only the important, goal-related activities.

 

A MESSY DESK IS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE

 

A Harvard professor, George K. Zipf, about 70 years ago penned a law that stated that frequency of use draws near to us things that are frequently used. People are reluctant to file what they're going to need again soon. A messy desk results.

 

AVOID DELETION

 

The two most important factors motivating email recipients to open an email are the from line and subject line.  60% of respondents in one study quoted the from line as most important and 35% quoted the subject line. Make sure you clearly identify both the sender and the topic.

 

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

 

Always insure that you get a profitable return on your invested time. Invest in priorities, not timewasters.