 ‘I’ll have to make time,’ or ‘there’s never enough time,’ and timeless other excuses. A recent survey revealed that Australians are wasting more than a whole day of work in any given week e-mailing, surfing the net and office chit chat. A study of 1000 employees by recruiting firm Talent 2 shows half of those surveyed said that they ‘regularly’ wasted time at work. 42 % said that they believed that they could get their work done in less time if they didn’t waste time on the job. Time wasting is not always negative because of taking a break or social interaction with colleagues being sometimes therapeutic. However, if the reality is that a full day is being wasted, then chances are that there is job dissatisfaction brought on by boredom or stress. You can’t manage time because the clock just keeps ticking regardless. You can manage the events in that time though and that’s what will separate you from the rest. Prioritising tasks is the key and recognising what must be done, what could be done and what would be nice to do is one sure-fire way of reducing stress. John explains the quadrants of important versus urgent and shows you how to put your life into perspective.
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