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Go crazy with efficiency

Six ways to get over all the things that slow you down at work
1. Social Network is the worst- Social media diminishes your efficiency more than you'd think it does. Do your tweeting, blogging, posting, status updating after work. Your facebook notifications can wait till you are done; your ultra-creative tweet can wait till evening. Don't mix social networking with your work life.
2. Avoid useless organizing- Some people give an awful lot of importance to organizing. There are all these different ways of organizing stuff such as your emails and files, right? Forget about it completely. Don't bother at all. Okay, maybe a little, but the absolute minimal amount. Get a gmail! You think you have the biggest email inbox ever and it bothers you? Big deal! There is always the search option. Finding something is just a click away.
3. Work in a deadline- One of my friends procrastinates whatever she needs to do till the time it is absolutely necessary. I bet that happens to most of us. This one time, I told her I needed something done within two hours and you know what? She finished it in two hours! It's called a deadline. Deadlines force discipline. That's why deadlines work. Use them.
4. Set Priorities- Prioritization can save you a lot of trouble and time. Whenever you have your boss getting on your nerves with a lot of work, tty setting priorities. Leant to classify.
Make a priority list when there's tons of work on your table. You can always classify the work by making a list of urgent, important, and everything-else-that-can-be-taken-care-of-later. When the urgent work is done, you move to the important ones. By the time you finish the important work and you don't
always have time to do the rest. Give it a break.
5 • Saying "no" is always an option- Some people find it difficult to say "no". It used to be one of my major problems with life. So, eventually I had to take care of much
unnecessary work on my part only because 1 was too polite to say the word. Eventually I leant. Don't know what to say "no" to? If it's not a goal, a priority, say no. And never say "maybe". Maybe is for people who are confused. You don't want to give your boss or colleagues that impression.
6. Silence your devices- Try muting your computer, phone, even e-mail notifications when you're supposed to be working and getting things done. That way, you don't hear a distracting chime. If you really want to do it right, set aside a small chunk of time the same time every day to email. Also, never answer a call unless you’re expecting it or have time for it, even if it's your boss. Being productive is your and only your responsibility. This boss of yours won't leave an opportunity to yell at you if the work is not done, even if he wasted a lot of your time with phone calls, unnecessary chat. Get your work done first.
Here's the thing. When you have to be dynamic and constructive, avoid distractions and later, you can do all of the other things. A diversion, indecision to decide what to do can actually do more damage to our creative self than we realize. You set the priorities. You make the choices. You have way more control than you realize.
Words: Asif Kamal Illustration: E R Ronny