Comments on: Be More Productive on Monday — and the Rest of the Week, Too

By: Anil

Anil — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 16:31:00 +0000

very nice article

By: Kent Julian

Kent Julian — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:57:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing. It’s solid advise!

By: Emma Zimmerman

Emma Zimmerman — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:57:00 +0000

It certainly is! Gotta focus on that 20%.

By: Bimbel online

Bimbel online — Sat, 05 Apr 2014 02:31:00 +0000

worked on that weekend so not mengasikan, akhirpekan is a time where we can gather with friends just off the end of the week we could bersenag senag with family. weekend breaks calming brain akhirpekan most fun if only it was just a day.

By: Kent Julian

Kent Julian — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 22:37:00 +0000

Focusing on your top 3 task is putting the Pareto Principle into practice. Focusing on the 20% of your activities that produce 80% of your results.

By: heartbot

heartbot — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 16:22:00 +0000

It very much differs based on your role. I’m a project manager and frequently get e-mails from clients where I don’t find out until after a rambling paragraph in or reading through a lengthy e-mail thread someone’s forwarded me whether it’s important or not. And that’s most of my e-mails. So I read everything that might be important and then prioritize from there.

I feel like not reading your e-mails is some sort of cool kid fad rather than a practical strategy for most people handling their work. This might explain why some of my colleagues don’t respond to urgent e-mails for several hours, or days, because they’ve been told reading their e-mails is bad for productivity. So instead, I have to go hunt them down through other channels when they don’t respond to my requests, which is bad for MY productivity.

By: Dan C

Dan C — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:36:00 +0000

If anything that urgent, there’s a door between me and the project manager, so it shouldn’t be a problem – “check your goddamn email!”. Otherwise, I prefer to keep my Mondays light and that involves the mail sprint (including personal emails)

By: Emma Zimmerman

Emma Zimmerman — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 05:03:00 +0000

Great point. If given the choice, what do you think the best day to interview is?

By: Emma Zimmerman

Emma Zimmerman — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 05:02:00 +0000

Interesting thought — perhaps it differs depending on your role and how quickly you’re expected to respond? For me, there are always emails early in the morning that are time sensitive. If I don’t respond I might not get the sponsorship I’m asking for or an order won’t be placed in time.

By: Tony López - Eventos en Moreli

Tony López - Eventos en Moreli — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:25:00 +0000

really is difficult to work all the week, I work 9 hours daily!!, for me and my opinion the better that I do during the 9 hours I take a break!! this es my moment, this the moment when I can relax me!! I take more energy for continue mi job Eventos en Morelia

By: Dan C

Dan C — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 09:23:00 +0000

From my point of view, the email sprint should be delayed as much as possible. If I know I’m not expecting any immediate tasks, I leave the checking for the late in the afternoon. Especially on Mondays.

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By: Matt Schmidt

Matt Schmidt — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:13:00 +0000

This is also relevant for scheduling job interviews. Avoid scheduling interviews on Mondays and Fridays. Mondays are like you say catch up days and Fridays have everyone waiting for the weekend.

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