{"id":4673,"date":"2021-03-09T10:45:05","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesheet.dovico.com\/blog\/?p=4673"},"modified":"2021-07-15T16:04:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T19:04:49","slug":"why-are-you-wasting-time-how-you-can-get-better-at-not-doing-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesheet.dovico.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/09\/why-are-you-wasting-time-how-you-can-get-better-at-not-doing-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are You Wasting Time? How You Can Get Better at Not Doing That"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a general rule, we all waste time. We live our lives as if we have all the time in the world. However, when it comes to crunch time, there’s never enough. At the start of any big project, the mood is light. While we know there is a mountain of work to do, we feel like we have all the time to do it. It’s in the future, and our future is endless -and so is our time. Here are some reminders about why we seem to love wasting time and some tips on getting better at using all of the time you have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Do Unpleasant Tasks First<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We all have things in our jobs that we just don’t like to do. You know, those tasks that hang over your head and make you dread coming into work sometimes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unpleasant tasks rarely turn out as bad as you think. Complete these tasks first, schedule them early in your day and reward yourself for doing them. Better yet, if you have the means, outsource unpleasant tasks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Break Down Complex Tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Anything worth doing in life seems huge until you start chipping away at it. Anxiety thrives on making the most simple tasks seem so unachievably complex. Even something as simple as filling in a timesheet can seem unbelievably complex<\/a> if you’re anxious about the work that you do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something looms ahead of you: starting a small business, getting a job, preparing the annual budget. The job is too big or will take too long, so you put it off. Break larger jobs into smaller, more manageable tasks. Plan and complete a start-up task, no matter how small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Commit To a Decision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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We’ve all had times in our lives where we just can’t seem to weigh out enough options to come to a decision. All of the options either seem bad, or good, but in the end, nothing gets decided and nothing gets done. Before you know it, you’re wasting time and now you feel regretful that you got yourself stuck in something that should have been done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People delay because they can’t make up their minds. Determine a time for making a decision and the criteria for making it. Share your deadline with someone else for accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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