{"id":681,"date":"2016-01-30T13:40:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-30T18:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/?p=681"},"modified":"2016-01-28T14:07:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:07:24","slug":"redesigning-your-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/index.php\/redesigning-your-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Redesigning Your Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Stand-Out.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-682\" alt=\"Stand Out\" src=\"http:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Stand-Out-300x228.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Stand-Out-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Stand-Out-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.torrid-tech.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Stand-Out.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Few situations can zap your enthusiasm like not having enough time in the day for your to-do list. Unless you get control of your schedule, you could burn a lot of energy without getting the results you want.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Performance<\/strong> <strong>matters<\/strong>.<\/span> In 2014, 52 percent of compensation adjustments were based on performance, according to a PayScale study.<\/p>\n<p>Writing in MONEY.com, productivity coach Casey Moore says your <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>daily rhythms<\/b><\/span> should be maintained, like doing projects in the a.m. if you&#8217;re an early riser.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Stay on track and build breaks<\/b><\/span> into your day to help your brain refresh.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Tame your in-box<\/b><\/span><b>.<\/b> Average office workers spend 2.6 hours a day reading and answering email. Laura Stack author of <i>What to Do When There&#8217;s Too Much to Do<\/i> recommends\u00a0 setting up sound alerts to define which emails need immediate attention (the boss&#8217;s). Using filters in Outlook or Gmail, funnel away messages that are less pressing will help you avoid interruptions and avoid the need to constantly monitor your in-box.<\/p>\n<p>You can <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>multitask<\/b><\/span> if you do it right.\u00a0 Researchers at Stanford have found that doing two things at once is a brain drain. But Bob Pozen of MIT&#8217;s Sloan School of Management says it&#8217;s OK to pair the right activities. Physical chores like tidying up while checking voicemail pair well. Or you could listen to a conference call while sorting your email.<\/p>\n<p>Open <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>office chatter<\/b><\/span> can be a productivity killer. You can collectively develop a nonverbal signal (hat, headphone, sign) that discourages interruptions. Then decide what issues are worth the break-in, such as a client problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few situations can zap your enthusiasm like not having enough time in the day for your to-do list. Unless you get control of your schedule, you could burn a lot of energy without getting the results you want. Performance matters. 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