21 / 365 Interrupt Interruptions
Other people’s
interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the
countless times you
interrupt yourself.
Brendan Francis
We cannot manage time
as we have no ‘control’ over time. But we can and should control the
‘productivity’ of time by turning maximum quantifiable output within the time
available.
Our time is
fragmented and dissipated by interruptions, which cannot be eliminated
altogether. If we don’t control
interruptions, we will take more time to complete the task than what is
required. A perfectly normal day will be full of interruptions like telephone
calls, drop in visitors, meetings and people. If you are not at all disturbed,
it means that you are not required.
We should manage the
interruptions and keep them short by studying the nature of interruptions and
work out a strategy. You can have an ‘interruptions log’, in which you
meticulously note down every interruption and study them. Know who and what
interrupted you and how long. You will know why you were interrupted. After
this homework, you can work out a strategy to deal with that major interruption,
which takes away a lot of your precious time.
Try this from today!
(From my book “365 Exciting Ways to Live”)
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