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')
N C Sridharan
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