How can you avoid time wasters that cause stress?

Executive women often find themselves allocating time to what's referred to as "non-promotable work" -work that may not align with their career goals or contribute to increased visibility with seniors in the organization. This can sometimes result in women being recognized for tasks they excel at but are not strategically beneficial for their own advancement. By prioritizing tasks that truly matter and eliminating those that do not contribute substantially to their objectives, executive women effectively create additional time. In essence, the ability of executive women to discern between promotable and non-promotable work, and to assertively decline tasks that don't align with their goals, empowers them to make the most of their time.

I will speak from personal experience. I build my own websites and perform the maintenance myself. I found myself, like many, spending hours trying to solve a WordPress theme issue, expanding my knowledge of coding just to solve a single urgent issue, or just put it away, then spend 4 - 5 more hours the next day to try and solve it. After three or 4 days I fixed the problem. It took over 16 hours, when I could have had a solution in less than 45 minutes. So now, instead of dwelling on problems or the resources I don't have, I just implement the best option at the moment and move on. Can't figure out this plug-in? It's time for a new plugin. Now, my rule is 1 hour. If I can't fix it in 30-45 minutes, it's time to move on. Hope that helps!

No matter what we do, we can never eliminate time-wasters; still, that doesn't mean there's nothing you can do about it. It's important to identify when such events occur and protect yourself. Be respectful and justify clearly why you need to attend to other, more critical matters. It's essential that you have your priorities in check and don't let others "dictate" your priorities.

I love not being an 'on-call entrepreneur' which is what I call those who are available to all notifications, requests and messages as they come. It's like working an on-call shift at a call centre. Good luck getting any focused work done that way. But it can be scary to turn off your phone when you think you may miss an important message. Here's an exercise to dissolve this worry: ask yourself if it's ok to return those messages or calls in an hour. And if it is - allow yourself that luxury of being unavailable for at least an hour a day.

To eliminate time-wasters, you need to give them strict guidelines of their job/purpose for them to follow and if it isn't followed by terms/conditions of the contract then verbal written warning leading to removal from the company. Better still not to have employed them in the first place and have better guidelines, employment interviewers to vet check etc and make sure what is required of them to stay with the company. But if your gonna be a slave driver of your staff then make sure you pay them well and give bonuses out. The happier your employees are the better they work for you. If a company has a high turn over of staff its no worth working for!

To mitigate time-wasting activities that contribute to stress, it's crucial to prioritize tasks and establish clear goals. Setting specific objectives helps in identifying essential activities and filtering out distractions. Implementing effective time management techniques, such as the Pomodoro Technique or task batching, can enhance productivity by maintaining focus during designated periods. Additionally, learning to delegate tasks and saying 'no' to non-essential commitments prevents overloading oneself. By cultivating a mindful approach to time usage, one can create a healthier balance, reducing stress associated with unnecessary time-wasters.

If you don't prioritize what is important for you, someone else will tell you what is important for them. Have dedicated time for your tasks, break them into small chunks if necessary, and don't forget to allocate time for rest.

One thing I've found helpful was to make a matrix (not the Eisenhower but similar) with your core activities and score them from: a) important and urgent with a high priority, b) normal or routine work activities of moderate priority and c) activities with lower priority. It is really surprising once you made this analysis on how many activities, we thought were priority and really are not and vice versa. We normally work on an automatic way once you mastered your tasks but once in a while and whit the fast change on these days maybe those priorities have changed.

If we prioritize our tasks that is a part of time management. We can do the most important & urgent tasks first because the deadline is near and the value of the task if we done this task is very valuable and can cover our target at least more than 80% (pareto principle).

Eine gute Produktivitätsmethode ist "Getting Things Done" (GTD)von David Allen. GTD fördert die Erfassung aller Aufgaben, Ideen und Verpflichtungen an einem zentralen Ort. Dadurch entsteht Klarheit über alles, was erledigt werden muss. Die Methode hilft, Aufgaben in Kategorien zu organisieren. GTD minimiert den Stress, der durch das Vergessen von Aufgaben oder das ständige Grübeln über To-Do-Listen entstehen kann. Die Methode unterstützt dabei, sich auf die aktuelle Aufgabe zu konzentrieren. GTD ermutigt dazu, Pläne bei Bedarf anzupassen. Die regelmäßige Überprüfung und Aktualisierung des Systems sorgt dafür, dass die Liste der Aufgaben stets auf dem neuesten Stand ist.

Leveraging technology smartly can significantly reduce stress caused by inefficient time management. One effective approach is using focused work apps or browser extensions that limit access to distracting websites during work hours. These tools help maintain concentration and increase productivity. Additionally, embracing project management software can streamline task organization and prioritization, ensuring you're always working on what's most important and avoiding the stress of disorganization. Don't overlook the power of cloud services for easy access to your files from anywhere, reducing the stress of being tied to a single workstation and facilitating smoother workflow.

As a working woman, I use ton of gadgets to get shit done. It helps and creates autonomy. Instead of supervising a domestic support, I feel more empowered to manage a dishwasher to get my dishes done. Similar for so many cooking, cleaning stuff. Gadgets do not cause human interaction stress. So using tech aid is the advantage I seek to refine how I create mental ease for self. Time and mental energy managed is utilised for work that really demands my core creativity!

Technology can definitely improve or hinder time management. Using the calendar to schedule blocks of time for particular tasks, is helpful. You can also set reminders in case you get distracted. It's helpful to delete or turn off notifications from apps that may cause distractions, as well.

Unser Cortisol-Spiegel ist am Vormittag am höchsten, bei den meisten Menschen ist dies zwischen 10 und 11 Uhr. Dieses Hormon gilt nicht nur als Stress- sondern Wachheitshormon. Legen Sie sich Ihre "goldene Stunde" als am besten in den Vormittag – blockieren Sie sich die benötigte Zeit für Arbeiten, die einen hohen kognitiven Anspruch haben, denn in dieser Zeit können sie die besten Leistungen erzielen.

Creer exageradamente en nosotros mismos, es decir no tener una autoimagen mesurada puede conducirnos a minimizar el tiempo necesario para conseguir terminar oportunamente un trabajo. Siendo conscientes de nuestras fortalezas y debilidades dedicaremos cada día el tiempo y las energías necesarias para alcanzar nuestros objetivos, sin carreras de ultimo momento que alteran la salud y las relaciones interpersonales y terminan haciendo carecer nuestro trabajo de la pulcritud y seriedad que identifican una labor llevada a cabo por una persona inteligente que conscientemente utiliza el tiempo adecuado cada momento sin renunciar al disfrute en su desempeño , el cual termina siendo reemplazado por el estres dañino cuando nos ganan ego y arrogancia

Here's the crazy thing about time that no one told you about! Most people aren't short on time. They are short on mental bandwidth. Let me prove it. Don't have time to exercise? 5 min of exercise daily could make you the strongest person in your circle by the end of the year. Don't tell me you don't have 5 minutes. You're just lost in all the thoughts about it. Which exercise do I do? When do I do it? I need to exercise for at least an hour. Do I exercise at home or the gym? What if I just think hard about exercise and that's good enough... See what I mean? You don't need time management. You need mind management!

Prioritize what is urgent and needed and for a long time of hard-working reward yourself with some other time to rest and clear your mind. Taking a few minutes to distract its ok to take a few minutes to take a breath and take a cup of coffee, have a short conversation with a co-worker or think in a different thing. Once you recharge some battery is time to get back to work. You will find a balance where you can still do the things that can distract you but now in a measured and well structured way.

When you become aware of how your energy level changes throughout your day, you can move different types of tasks to the times that you are most productive. For example, if you are ready for a nap at 3pm, do a task that will energize you like exercise or work on a task that doesn't require as much focus. If you are most focused in the morning, work on the type of tasks that require more brain power.

In sehr vielen dieser Fälle liegt es nicht an den Aufgaben selbst, dass sie zu viel Zeit in Anspruch nehmen, sondern an den irrationalen Überzeugungen, die wir haben und die in Zusammenhang mit der Aufgabe viel negatives Erleben auslösen. Daher ist es wichtig, sich zu fragen, „Was löst diese Aufgabe in mir aus?“ und die Antwort auf 4 Ebenen zu beobachten: physiologisch, emotional, gedanklich und auf der Verhaltensebene. Das kann zu einen besseren Verständnis und so zu einer Lösung führen.

The most helpful tip to reduce time-wasting activity is to start declining meeting invites while accepting that we may displease people. They have the right to be frustrated with our decline or to be disappointed, even infuriated. That doesn't necessarily invalidate the righteousness of our decision. And you know what? People have survived disappointment throughout human history. It won't be any different this time. It is so liberating when we accept this. It gives the power of choice a whole different meaning.

In my experience boundaries are essential to stress management and wellbeing. The only way to be able to implement effective boundaries is to have an awareness of what works and what doesn’t and by monitoring your stress levels. Generally high stress can indicate a need for setting boundaries.

Time is wasted when deeper issues block our mental canvas. Attend to that asap for all time waste is invented for that internal thing bothers, erodes who we want to become! Go within and find your bruise. Heal it. When you free yourself from within all procrastination may leave with that too. Then 24 hours will not seem enough

People should work on their limitations in order to improve productivity. Once the limitations are challenged the stress will also end.