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6 Tips to Add Time to Your 24/7 Work Schedule

Abhijeet Mukherjee 30th July Productivity Leave a Comment

    “I don’t have time for this!”

    How many times do you say that every day? Likely too many. Many of us keep wondering how we can squeeze in some extra time during our 24/7 work schedule to help reduce the long list of pending tasks.

    Well, the number of hours in the day are not going to increase. So, it’s up to you to create that extra time you need. The following six tips will get you started on making the most of the time you do have.

    1. Stop Multitasking

    If you think multitasking will get things done faster, think again. Focusing on one thing at a time is a more productive thing to do. You’ll end up finishing tasks faster.

    2. Outsource Your Non-Core Tasks

    Learning how to delegate work is something I’ve already recommended. Don’t try to do everything yourself. Get help.

    3. Outsource Chores

    Outsourcing chores and errands would be a good idea as well. There are services like DoMyStuff that help you with it.

    4. Simplify

    Try to simplify all the areas of your life – be it your home, your office, the tools you use everyday, things you consume…everything. Focus on eliminating non-essential items that suck up your time.

    5. Focus On Quality

    As James Chartrand mentioned in a previous WorkAwesome post, being productive in the real sense means focusing on quality instead of quantity.

    6. Work from Home

    If your commute time is significant, you could ask your boss to let you work from home. If you can convince her that you’ll be more productive, she might agree. Click Here to Read Article …

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    Should Speed Reading Techniques Be Taught in School?

    Ana da Silva 24th July Productivity Leave a Comment

      I picked up a teach yourself book at a friend’s today about speed reading.  It states that with speed reading one can maximize their time and improve their reading efficiency.  I’ve never met people who speed read but it seems like such a good idea. If we all could speed read we would be able to go through all of the information we go through every day much more quickly, allowing more time for our work.  It leaves me wondering why speed reading isn’t taught in school as a skill – along with algebra shortcuts and writing short hand.

      Do you think speed reading techniques should be taught in school?  Do you think or know if it really helps? Click Here to Read Article …

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      Awesome Links #6: Simplicity, Blog Writing, Time Management

      Abhijeet Mukherjee 18th July General Leave a Comment

        Zen Habits explores what it calls the “Clean Slate Method” to simplify your life by getting rid of things you don’t need.

        7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

        A must-read for bloggers, this article talks about the common mistakes bloggers make that causes a decline in their readership.

        How Google Works – Infographic

        A detailed infographic on the steps Google’s spiders go through before returning you those accurate results for your search queries.

        20 Quick Tips For Better Time Management

        Use Stepcase Lifehack’s quick tips on time management to make more effective use of your time.

        7 Social Marketing Strategy Mistakes That Cripple Your Reputation

        And lastly, our sister site Freelance Switch asks you to avoid these social marketing mistakes while finding work online.

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        Do You Have an Email Routine?

        Ana da Silva 3rd July General Leave a Comment

          You open your inbox for the first time in the day and there are 98 new messages; they’re from mom and dad, clients, that friend from high school who just found you on Facebook, a few stray spam messages and so on. Even if you spend an average of just 1 minute per message that’ll add up to more than an hour and a half. You just don’t have that much time to spare right now. So what do you do?

          • Look for important messages now and leave the rest for later?
          • Employ The Two Minute Rule; taking care of the ones that matter right now and defer the ones that don’t?
          • Read them all now and reply to them all later?

          What’s your routine for checking email? Click Here to Read Article …

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          Fast Cooking: Boost Your Kitchen Productivity

          Bob Bessette 3rd July Productivity Leave a Comment

            Increasing your productivity in the kitchen is something we can all use, especially if we have a family to feed. A boost in productivity will especially be helpful to working mothers who cook for their families, due to the scarcity of time that they have allotted to preparing dinner each night. Even stay-at-home Dads or freelancing folk can be well served learning the art of fast cooking. What steps can be taken to achieve an increase in kitchen productivity? Click Here to Read Article …

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            How to Fight Creative Time Wasting

            Mike Vardy 28th June General Leave a Comment

              I was going to write this earlier, but decided to work on another project first.  Then fresh emails beckoned.  Then I ate dinner.

              I found every which way to do everything but the task at hand…even though I knew full well that I had to get it done. Combating these “creative time-wasters” is something ew need to work at every single day. Over at our sister site, FreelanceSwitch, Will Kenny gives us a few tips on how to do just that.

              Fight Creative Time Wasting: Tips for Resourceful Time Wasters

              But before you go, check out this video by Levni Yilmaz that takes creative time wasting to a whole other level.

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              5 Awesome Web Based Time Tracking Software Solutions

              Abhijeet Mukherjee 28th June Software Leave a Comment

                As a web worker, I understand the importance of time tracking. You’ll always find me urging people to track the time they spent working. Why? Well, there are distractions galore. There are social networking sites, YouTube, chat and what not. Hence, at the end of the day, I want to see how many hours I spent doing “real work.”

                I prefer using cloud-based, or I should say online time tracking software. This list talks about some nice web based time tracking software applications which you might find useful. Check them out and offer any of your own recommendations below.

                1. SlimTimer

                SlimTimer is a brilliant online time tracking solution that lets you track time for different tasks, and also share them with coworkers. And it’s free to use.

                2. Toggl

                Toggl has a great interface, nice reporting features and also has desktop versions for all the major operating systems. It has both free and paid versions, but the free version should suffice for most of us.

                3. RescueTime

                RescueTime is a popular time tracking and productivity software for individuals and business owners, and we’ve discussed it here before. If you are only interested in a web based solution then the RescueTime add-ons for Firefox and Chrome should get the job done.

                4. MakeSomeTime

                MakeSomeTime is a cool time-tracking and invoicing tool for freelancers, and anyone who juggles more than one project at a time. The interface is simple and easy to comprehend. Check out Lifehacker’s detailed review on the tool.

                5. Colorhat

                Last but not the least, Colorhat is a simple online time tracking tool that helps you quickly analyze the time spent during the day through a graphical interface. Click Here to Read Article …

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                Awesome Links #3: Beating the Heat, Cool Home Offices, Custom Toolbars

                Abhijeet Mukherjee 27th June General Leave a Comment

                  How to Stay Fit (and Cool) Despite the Summer Heat

                  The countries in northern hemisphere continue to grapple with scorching heat. Ask me, I’m in India and you really don’t want to know what the summers are like here. Hence, when I came across this guide by Lifehacker to beat the heat, I thought it’d be worth a share. If it’s cold where you are, this guide could prepare you for the upcoming summers.

                  Professional Time, Leisure Time, and Wasted Time

                  The Simple Dollar explores what’s the difference between professional time, leisure time and wasted time and how to measure them.

                  15 Inspiring Home Offices

                  A nice collection of 15 home office setups by our sister site, Freelance Switch. Which one’s your favorite?

                  SEO: The Free Beginner’s Guide From SEOmoz

                  A super-comprehensive and brilliant guide to SEO for beginners by SEOmoz. If you are just starting out with SEO then there’s no better place than this guide.

                  Create a Custom Toolbar In Windows To Quickly Access Programs & Files

                  If you are a Windows user then you will find this guide to creating custom toolbars by Guiding Tech useful. It’s a simple trick really that could save a lot of time on a day-to-day basis and make you more productive. Click Here to Read Article …

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