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What is a time thief? These are usually subtle things or distractions that pop up during the day that take you away from your core ‘to-do’ list. This could be things like answering a non-critical phone call, your inability to say no to people, or you finding creative ways to procrastinate like scrolling on social media. If you ever felt like you didn’t know where your day went, this podcast is for you! The problem with taking a quick distraction break is that it takes longer for us to get into the task and have us focus on what we actually want to do. You might unknowingly be wasting time just trying to ‘get back into sync’ with the project if you let little distractions like social media notifications pop up during the working day. Another time thief might be more obvious and that’s procrastination. If you’re absolutely dreading a task, the brain will find ways to alleviate some of that stress. However, it’s only a temporary benefit because the longer we put off tasks, the worse it becomes when that deadline hits. The same applies when you have absolutely too much work on your plate and you know unconsciously there isn’t a realistic way to complete all of this workload on time! So what can we do to stop some of these time thieves from happening? A great place to start is time blocking some of your time. When you give yourself a set amount of time to achieve a task without distractions, you’d be surprised by how much you’d get done! Another bonus tip is to either turn off your notifications or schedule conscious time to look at your phone so that you don’t get sucked into non-critical tasks going on. Continue Your Growth Journey: Kaminiwood.com
What is a time thief? These are usually subtle things or distractions that pop up during the day that take you away from your core ‘to-do’ list. This could be things like answering a non-critical phone call, your inability to say no to people, or you finding creative ways to procrastinate like scrolling on social media. If you ever felt like you didn’t know where your day went, this podcast is for you!
The problem with taking a quick distraction break is that it takes longer for us to get into the task and have us focus on what we actually want to do. You might unknowingly be wasting time just trying to ‘get back into sync’ with the project if you let little distractions like social media notifications pop up during the working day.
Another time thief might be more obvious and that’s procrastination. If you’re absolutely dreading a task, the brain will find ways to alleviate some of that stress. However, it’s only a temporary benefit because the longer we put off tasks, the worse it becomes when that deadline hits. The same applies when you have absolutely too much work on your plate and you know unconsciously there isn’t a realistic way to complete all of this workload on time!
So what can we do to stop some of these time thieves from happening? A great place to start is time blocking some of your time. When you give yourself a set amount of time to achieve a task without distractions, you’d be surprised by how much you’d get done! Another bonus tip is to either turn off your notifications or schedule conscious time to look at your phone so that you don’t get sucked into non-critical tasks going on.
Continue Your Growth Journey:
Kamini Wood works with high achievers on letting go of stress, overwhelm and anxiety that comes with trying to do everything, and trying to do it all perfectly