Whenever we have surveyed our OfficeTime users, we find that “Email” is always the biggest time waster. This Readers Digest article bears that truth out, along with strategies for improving your time management by not wasting so much time with managing your inbox. According to the article, constantly clearing that inbox wastes…
How to Actually Manage Your Time…
People make intricate plans for diets, businesses, or world travel and, well, none of it happens. It’s a pleasant fantasy. If you want results instead of fantasies, the first step is to start executing. According to management guru Peter Drucker, execution starts by mastering your time. In this Better Humans post, Drucker’s time management method is…
5 Tips for Home Office Productivity
You may be one of the thousands of OfficeTime users working from a home-based office. Productivity at home requires a different level of commitment and focus than working in a leased office space or in a corporate office. While working from home enables you to get closer to achieving the perfect work/life balance, being…
Making the Most of Your Time…
OfficeTime users are very focused on smart time management. We know you are making the most of your minutes, which is why you know tracking your time is vital. One area that may get overlooked when we consider “time killers” in the workplace is the culture that we as business owners instill in our businesses….
Productivity is “Feeling the Bern” as Political News Coverage Sucks Away Workday Time
We asked over 1,700 professionals and small business owners as part of our annual “Time Killers” survey, and discovered that email, social media and political news coverage are huge distractions and productivity killers. Our respondents most frequently cited social media such as Facebook and Twitter (43%) followed by political news coverage (34%). News coverage…
A Day in the Life of Americans
People are busy but busy doing what? This infographic details the amount of time spent sleeping, eating, drinking, performing household chores, purchasing goods and services, working, watching tv and more! Here are some facts that I can bet might be news to you! 3-4 am seems to be the best time for a nap, especially during an all…
Dear “I don’t have the time” people:
Dear “I don’t have the time” people: You actually have plenty of time. You just choose to use it differently. Saying “I don’t have the time to do something” is inaccurate at best, and at worst, a sign of weakness. Everyone has the same amount of time. How we choose to use it determines what we…
Time management doesn’t have to be complicated!
Time management doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, the more complicated we make our systems for managing and tracking time, the less we’ll be likely to stick with it. To help us get a grip on basic fundamentals of time management, we asked some questions of Clare Evans, Time Management and Productivity Coach and…
Getting Through a Busy Day With No Sleep
We all know the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. Lack of sleep can cause anxiety, irritability and affect your ability to retain information, all impairing your productivity. But as all busy entrepreneurs know, sometimes getting a full night of shut-eye just isn’t possible. This Entrepreneur Magazine article offers some tips for powering…
Time Management Technique That Can Change Your Day!
How can a simple time management technique change your workday? Believe it or not, according to the author of this Fast Company article (linked), the Pomodoro Technique helped him go from working upward of 60-100 hours per week to 16.7 hours of time devoted to true productivity. This technique seems simple, yet would likely…