There are many differing opinions on how close to deadlines we ought to complete tasks. Some prefer ...
Today I am addressing those who postpone and procrastinate our tasks to the very last minute. I also turn to you who ...
Do you tend to do many things at once, even though you know that ...
“Oh, it’s such a perfect day. I’m glad I spent it…” “at work” is not what Lou Reed sings in the song ”Perfect day”. Why? Probably because ...
The person who wants an email to stand out from the rest can ...
For some of us, short tasks tend to be prioritized first, before we choose to focus on the more extensive tasks. As a consequence, ...
The Urgent/Important-matrix is probably the structural tool that most people are familiar with. Chances are that you have ...
Performing a recurring task at frequent intervals gives us a golden opportunity to become even more efficient. Every time we ...
There are times when thoughts of work just keep spinning through our mind. We have so many things going on now, and so many things ...
Do you have a ”to-be-sorted”-pile? You know, one of those piles that lie there on your desk ”for now” and which you intend to ...
There are offers we wish to decline, things we do not want to do, tasks we no longer want to be responsible for doing. But to many it is hard to say no ...
When your workday consists of meetings back to back, the tasks you manage to get done in between might only be the ...
How we structure our lives and workdays is a constant process that requires continuous refinement. If you ever were to ...
People talk about impulse control, that is, the ability to remain focused on doing something even if you get an impulse to do something else. My good friend and fellow speaker ...
Have you ever put up a sticky note where you see it in order to not miss something, but end up seeing it so much that you after a while do not see it (and still miss the thing that was written on the note)?
This is similar to ...
Arriving at a meeting out of breath and painfully aware that you have not had the time to read the material you were supposed to have gone through previous to the meeting, isn’t that great ...
When you finally have time to do that thing that you have postponed a while longer than you wish, it is understandable that ...
Sometimes at work, you need to say no. It can be hard - at least in the moment. Here is a tool that makes it a lot easier.
In Done! No. 528, I share a way for you to make sure that you spend your time at work wisely:
Sometimes, we regret having accepted to do something a long time ago that we now, when the time is here, definitely would not ...
