How do you manage the work load? Here are some suggestions:
- Become consistent in your sleep habits. You can’t function without 7-8 hours of sleep.
- Work out times when you do certain activities. An activity that takes 3 hours to do at one time can take 1 hour at another time.
- Learn how to multitask. There are times when you can combine one or more activities (e.g. filling out an expense form while participating in a conference call).
- Make repetitive tasks more efficient. For example you might develop a template for a weekly report you need to do.
- Learn how much time is needed for each activity. Not everything needs to be done to perfection.
- Learn how to avoid activities that are huge “time sink holes”. Some of these can be avoided entirely while others can be done with minimal time commitment.
- Don’t let others steal your time. This is especially the case for those who view the job as one big social event.
- Think ahead on major assignments. Often you can avoid time consuming dead ends when you just give an assignment some thought.
- Find people in the organization who are noted for how productive they are and ask them for guidance on how to use your time.
- Develop a “relief value” that can let you get away from the job and renew your energy. This will be something you do for yourself.
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