It has been a while since I last had to stay late for work. My last memory of running around like a headless chicken was during HMM time and that was out of doing something I am interested in. Today Tonight, it is due to work.
A part of me wonders if I can do better in managing my time and work. I cannot go through a single day at work without a to-do list since I started this job. Even then, I still manage to miss out on a few work tasks! Talk about being forgetful!
Do I procrastinate at work? Sometimes. But I try to force myself to concentrate on the tasks at hand and once I get going, I am usually able to focus. Yet, there are times when the brain refuses to cooperate and I find myself trailing behind in certain tasks. I wonder if Mr Boss feels exasperated with me at times and regrets hiring me for the job.
*sigh*
I feel sorry for my colleagues though – my team of designers and programmer. My mismanagement of time had caused them to stay late several times to finish up work or even coming in to work over the weekend. Perhaps it is time to buck up, seriously buck up, on my end. After all, there is no longer any excuses on self-pity or getting over a heartbreak. I have surpassed them all in the last 2 months. I have stop wallowing in self-pity. I have pretty much dealt with my personal life and problems. I am on my own two feet again. My emotions are stable. With my personal life coming to normalcy, I have the time and concentration to work on my career. This I must do and do it well for I do not like to fail.
I know I can do it. Perhaps it is time to try EFT and practise the law of attraction. I seriously need to clean up my act so that I can be fair to my team.
Sounds like you’re very, very busy, and looking for ways to help you become more effective and efficient. Ya, there’s only so many hours in one day, unfortunately. Maybe, this will help – http://www.lifehacker.com.
I’ve found a lot of tech and non-tech advice and guidelines on how to become more efficient at work, from using Gmail, GCalendar, Microsoft stuff and the web in general, to lists, how to prioritize and stuff on becoming more efficient at work. Almost makes me wish I still work in an office
.. And they’re big proponents of this thing called “Getting Things Done”.
Some links to check out or start with:
http://lifehacker.com/5270297/quickly-prioritize-your-tasks-by-urgency-and-importance
http://lifehacker.com/126458/lifehacker-productivity-roundup
http://lifehacker.com/tag/productivity/
http://www.43folders.com
Hope this helps.
Comment by Aragang — September 11, 2009 @ 2:08 am |
Thank you for the tips! Will definitely look into it when I have the time!
Comment by gracieq — September 11, 2009 @ 5:04 pm |