Carve out time without interruptions
Derail distractions for even an hour and you’ll learn a new skill, or chug through an assignment, much faster. Here’s how.
Category: Time Management
Schedule ‘face time’ with a distant boss
If most interaction with your manager transpires over e-mail or phone, make sure those rare face-to-face contacts pay off. Here are 5 ways to make it happen …
Build a strong case for flexible hours
Your reputation remains your best argument for persuading the boss to alter your work schedule or sometimes allow you to work from home.
Restore order to your hard drive
Neglecting to periodically purge files and reorder your data can severely limit your hard drive’s life span and slow down your computer. Here are two ways to clear the digital cobwebs and restore order.
Format type faster with these shortcuts
Speed text changes with the following keyboard shortcuts after you highlight the text:
6 easy ways to clear the decks
When trivial tasks stand like a mountain between you and important assignments, check whether one of these tactics will allow you to plow through them quicker…
Borrow staff time, don’t hijack it
An employee from another department who’s willing to pitch in when you need extra help seems like a gift. Just take these steps to avoid stirring conflict or a turf war among the offices
Easy ways to turn your toolbar into a timesaver
Using the computer toolbar again and again to pull down the same functions is monotonous and stifles productivity.
Ursula Faix, of Sarasota, Fla., offers her time-saving strategies of bypassing drop-down menus so “every command I need is one click away. For me, the most important time-saving technique in Microsoft Word and Excel is to customize the toolbars,” she says.
Overcome mountains of work
Some mornings, I walk into my office and get overwhelmed at how much work I have. I dont know where to start, and I become immobilized.