How productive are you really?
As I was rummaging through my emails on a random early morning, I came across a post on one of my favorite blogs – JibberJobber. What immediately caught my attention was a post on productivity. After clicking on the link to inquire more, I instantly felt convicted. I pride myself on maintaining high levels of productivity; however, after reading this post, I questioned how “productive” am I really.An article featured in Business Insider – the post features 12 tasks that killer employees finish before noon; however, the section that convicted me was 12 tasks that kill your job search before noon. I mean, I typically use these as “fillers” to kick start my concentration, but I had to be real with myself and face the fact that I wasn’t as tight as I thought. Wondering what they are? Of the 12 tasks that are listed, here are 10 that kill your overall productivity before noon:
- Check Facebook. Time waster that will suck you in to irrelevant places.
- Get caught up in LinkedIn News articles. Interesting, but won’t necessarily help you network into your target companies. Time suck.
- Browse through irrelevant tweets. I used to do this, to see what was going on in the world. Waste of time.
- Look at blog posts from family, friends, etc. Fun. Time suck. Sorry. You are not on salary to read your family and friend posts.
- Read the local news website. Time suck. Not relevant to your job search usually. You can justify it as staying in touch with current events, but you are spending valuable time doing that and not calling people you need to call.
- Sleep in late. Whatever “late” means to you. I have found sleeping in late disrupts my day and before I know it, it’s afternoon and I am BEHIND on what I hoped to accomplish that day.
- Skip exercise (same as the original post). What job seeker doesn’t need an improvement in energy and mood?? Seriously, do it. Daily.
- Pass on your routine (same as the original post). Most people who start a job search are floored by how unstructured their day and life is. I give you permission to create your own routine and structure… and then stick to it. Some of you need structure to the minute, others just need daily goals. Either way, create a routine and honor the routine.
- Not journal. I’m becoming convinced that journaling is the gateway to peace, your soul, and sanity. Therapists regularly recommend journaling to cope with issues. Leaders have journaled. Some do it for their kids and grandkids, others just because. Having blogged for 6 years I can attest that journaling (which I’ve realized is blogging, for me) has perhaps saved my life. I’m going to do more personal journaling, as I’ve finally seen the value in this, and wish I would have done it many years ago.
- Avoid making the phone call you’ve been putting off. I get it, you are chicken. But get over it and pick up the phone. Every day. Just once a day. Get that off your list.
So how productive are you…really?
Read more from JibberJobber here, and read the original post here
