Thursday Thirteen – 13 Ways To Be More Effective

THURSDAY THIRTEEN
If you’re better organized, you’re generally more efficient and effective.  Let’s look at 13 ways to save time and be more effective.

Use an answering machine to take care of unnecessary calls and avoid interruptions
Be firm about your working hours
Make a “to do” list and stick with it, but don’t have so many items on it you become discouraged.
Take a short break every couple of hours.
Handle all postal mail as soon as it comes in.
Quickly scan e-mail and get rid of trash.
Try to complete a task instead of jumping to something else.
Keep a small notebook with you to jot down …read more