How to Clean your room in 7 easy steps

May 06

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So here’s the method we’re using to declutter each room, one room at a time:

  1. Clear a working space, probably in the middle. We’re using our beds in the bedrooms.
  2. Start on one side of the room and work to the other.
  3. Do one drawer or shelf or spot on the floor at a time. More

Dealing with Feedbacks

May 06

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Next time you’re getting sweaty palms while getting feedback, try to keep the following in mind:

Don’t take it personally.

You’ve spent a lot of time on your design, put a lot of effort into it. You’ve fully invested yourself in your work. So it’s understandable that your first instinctually reaction is to take it personally. After all, it’s your baby. But feedback is about the work, not you.

 

Be willing to admit you’re wrong.

It’s hard to separate yourself from your work. You’re too close, biased. By admitting you’re wrong, you’ll end up asking specific questions, which will more easily ferret out potential solutions to problems.

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Managing Interruptions

Apr 19

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Interruptions are one of the most frequent sources of time wasting in the workplace but they are sometimes necessary and are, in any case, an unavoidable part of interacting with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Although you can’t eliminate them entirely, you can learn to control them as far as possible.

  1. Examine you own behavior

Are you an interrupter? If you are more careful about interrupting others, it will help you identify why others are interrupting you and in what ways they are doing so.

  1. Interrupt an interrupter

Sometimes, in spite of following all the recommendations mentioned earlier you can still be a persistent member of staff at the most unexpected time. As they launch into their interruption, nod sagely and interrupt them yourself in a firm voice. “Excuse me, I am going to have to stop you there. I can’t handle this issue right now. Can we schedule a meeting later on?” More


Stop caring about things that don’t matter – be more Productive

Feb 11

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Stop caring about things that don’t matter - be more Productive

This advice seems so simple, but it bears repeating. It’s easy to get caught up in obsessing about little tasks and trivialities that aren’t really important. The best way to overcome this habit is to start thinking in terms of long term impact. Every time you start obsessing over the little details, ask yourself how long the results of those tasks will last.

If you’re always spending the majority of your time doing tasks that will have little impact after a week or month, you’re always going to be stuck in the same position. Be ruthless about not caring about all the stuff that’s not important. Your life depends on it.


Do you need time management?

Sep 29

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Do you need time management?“If only I had more time”/ “There aren’t enough hours in the day”/ “Where does time go?” Complaints about lack of time are common in the workplace. Do you suffer from lack of time? Answer honestly the following questions “yes” or “no” to find out:

  • Do you feel generally in control of your time at work?
  • Do you know what you want to achieve in the next five years?
  • Do you have clear goals at work? Can you describe them?
  • Do you know what tasks are necessary to achieve your goals?
  • Do you know how to prioritize your activities at work without being told?
  • Can you describe at least three time-wasting activities at work?
  • Do you have enough time in the day to focus on important tasks?
  • Are you able to say “no” to requests at work
  • Do you finish one task before taking on another? More

Getting Things Started

Sep 21

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Get Things Started

Getting Things Started is more important than Getting Things Done, if you do not start you cannot get it done.

If you’re not getting something done, it’s probably due to one or more of the following reasons:

  1. Wanting to over-deliver and give clients a 210% effort and not knowing where to start.
  2. Feeling constrained from too much structured planning.
  3. Feeling dazed from lack of any planning.
  4. Overstretching on client projects. More

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