12 May 11 What are the Time Wasting Culprits?

Have you ever wondered why you fail to manage time effectively? What are the time wasters in your life, where do you unknowingly devote long hours and end up messing with the whole schedule of yours? Here are the common time killers.

Telephone interruptions

We hardly consider how much time we waste on telephonic conversations each day. Many of us are quite glued to our phones and don’t even realize how we waste a potent portion of the day conversing on phone. While working keep your phone either in silent mode or switch it off. It’s a big interruption while working.

Extended lunch breaks

While working at office, lunch is definitely not just a matter of eating, but also unwinding oneself. At the same time, extended lunch break filled with gossiping can actually prove to be a serious hazard. Keep lunch break relaxing, but not too addictive that you wish to carry it on and on for hours.

Frequent coffee or smoke breaks

At work place people are often seeing taking too frequent tea, coffee and smoke breaks. These are highly addictive and time wasters. You may think it’s a great way of unwinding yourself, but when done too frequently it’s more like a bad habit. You may end up socializing during these breaks and wasting lot of time.

Small naps are never small

People are often seeing taking small naps in-between work. But in reality they are hardly small ones get extended and definitely waste lot of time. They are addictive too, you may soon start regular naps. Rather than taking naps in between work, try to finish work first and then sleep with a relaxed mind.

Socializing on the job

People often socialize too much at work place, indulge into gossiping and waste big amount of time in a day.

Television watching

Television is one addictive medium, which results into severe time wastage. If you wish to watch something particularly on television, make sure you watch it only and don’t keep the television on for extended long hours. It results into huge time killing.

Social networking websites

These days a major chunk of the professionals, students, even home makers devote a large portion of their daily schedule in social networking websites like Twitter, Facebook, Orkut, Hi5, MySpace and the like. They are highly addictive and cause serious damage to work schedule.

Poor planning
Ill planning of daily schedule or inability to set priority of work can land one into grave problem. Start planning your daily work, set a priority ladder of most important work towards least important ones. Work on the same, accordingly.

Multi tasking

Don’t try to juggle between too many works. Work on a specific job at a time. Too many works at a time can distract you from your goal and shared attention results into average quality work.

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21 Oct 10 How to Stay Motivated?

It’s very easy to give some pep talks about motivation and weave dreams in reader’s mind. But even if those excite us for a moment, the moment it’s over, its effect witnesses a sharp fall too. Talking big just doesn’t work. What we need is an actual realistic motivational factor, everyday, which will keep us going. Motivation will make you reach your goals, curb depression and frustration and stay in a good mood. A pessimist reaches nowhere. It’s only a motivated, optimist who works enthusiastically, with full vigor and passion towards his or her objectives in life.

Here are some realistic tips towards staying motivated, everyday.

Relax in between work, don’t be overstressed

An overstressed mind and body can’t be motivated enough. Human body and mind seek adequate rest. Only a refreshed body and mind can be receptive to fresh ideas, new learning. In between work, take few breaks, refresh yourself with small naps. If that’s not possible, don’t compromise with 8 hours long sound sleep at night. You will wake up fresh and rejuvenated.

A stroll could do wonders

Don’t captivate yourself within the four walls. It not only gets monotonous, but your soul also gets deprived from the fragrance of Mother Nature, fresh air and sunshine. Step out every day, go for a walk. It will not only keep your mind fresh, but also keep you healthy and fit. A fit body will keep you energetic, happy and in good mood. Choose early morning or evening. If you wish, listen to your favorite track of music while taking a walk. You’ll return with a pleasant mood, filled with energy and happiness.

Entertain yourself

All work and no entertainment, makes life appear gay. So, make sure there’s some fun that you look forward to everyday, at the end of work. Either watch good movies or comics or television shows which make you laugh and stay amused. A good laughter is much needed than medicines. It will keep you entertained and in a light cheerful mood.

Learn every day, read something new

Apart from starting your day with a newspaper, learn something every day. Read something. It could be a novel, a new recipe, a beauty guide, an interview. If normally you read novel opt for a lifestyle magazine or a travel journal. It will spice up your life and make each day enjoyable.

Enjoy small weekend getaways

Don’t let the weekend be same as you weekdays. Treat yourself with small getaways if not big trips to other cities. Just go to the country side or somewhere in city, where you have never been. Explore new places in your surroundings. Take camera along. Even if for a day, treat yourself with a day out. It will keep you highly motivated. If you are a busy professional, it’s strongly recommended.

Find a motivated self with these tips.

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