Bending time
Have you ever found that some tasks just seem to take ages when in reality they shouldn’t? This is known as Parkinson’s Law and it negatively affects your productivity every day.
This basically means it robs you of those precious hours that you could be spending growing your business and/or spending with loved ones.
So you need to read this blog to understand how to flip this around so Parkinson’s Law starts working for you and not against you!
Let’s paint a bit of a picture to help you get your head round this one…
Imagine it is first thing in the morning and you are settling down to tackle a piece of client work. You have quoted this client for 2 hours of work as that should be enough time to get it completed so you get stuck in. The day soldiers on and before you know it it’s 3pm and you still haven’t finished it!
Ah! Where has all that time gone?
The time has disappeared because you let it disappear. Subconsciously you decided it was OK for the task to expand in time and so it did.
In most cases the end product is probably no better than it would have been if you had stuck to the 2 hours you had quoted, so no-one gains in this scenario, and in fact, you lose big time!
Parkinson’s Law states that “work expands to fill the time available for its completion” and Parkinson was totally right!
So if we accept this is a true phenomenon then how do you manage things in a way that stops Parkinson’s Law negatively impacting on you?
Actually it’s easier than you think…you stay clear on the correct amount of time you have set aside to complete all tasks, and YOU STICK TO IT!!!
There is never a magic bullet for any business situation, but think of it this way…there is a way, that doesn’t cost you a penny, that you can make a HUGE difference to the success of your business.
That way is by simply changing your behaviour! Get strict on your time management and use the time you release to evolve your business.
Your success is in your hands. Take action today!
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