If you have a computer with access to the internet, then it is almost certain that you suffer from a lack of free time. I suggest that you follow up with the next five recommendations to minimize the wasted time.
Save Time , Save Money
- Go through all your emails, news groups, discussion boards, social networks, forums and blogs . Choose a third that are the least necessary and cancel them. I can promise you that nothing bad will result from this move.
- Open up a mail box that has the capability to block spam mail and viruses. You will save tons of time not having to sort through the junk mail we receive on a daily basis. My suggestion is Gmail (Google mail service).
- Open up 2-3 mail boxes. Use the first mail box as the most important one and set its update rate to once in 10 minutes. Only give this mail address to the most important people that you can’t postpone. The second mail box is used from medium-priority mails (mainly for general notices and other mails) – this mail box should be checked once a day. The third mail box will be used for the lowest-priority mails such as news, mail lists and things of that sort. This mail box should be checked only once in every few days.
- If your registered in ICQ , MSN or any other live communicator, take a minute to figure out why you are using those tools and if you really need them for work? If the answer is no, then close those accounts.
- Fewer forums, less general blogs and mainly less news sites. If it’s not related to your work you should cut down on them. This blog and the CEO Game are, of course, essential.
Just remember that time is money, and if you want to be more productive, then you have to learn how to manage your time better. Personally, we think the best way to improve your productivity would be spending less time in news sites and more playing online serious games that will assist you in improving certain skills. We happen to be fond of the CEO Game, which is an online business simulation that focuses on improving your business management skills, coming this January.
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September 13th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
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September 14th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Woah! I suddenly realize that I suffer from lack of free time since whenever I get the chance, I surf the net. These tips are really helpful. Now I know the right thing to do. Thank you!
September 15th, 2009 at 9:47 am
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