True Productivity in Business & life

The Basics

Let’s suppose you planned to be at your PC, working at a project, at 10

a.m. on a Monday morning, but you’re not. How come? The answer

may be one or more of the accompanying.

The Enemies

 Woke up late.

 Scrapped with your lover last night, and continue reliving the

quarrel in your brain.

 Are too sapped – the coffee hasn’t set in yet.

 Are overly hyper – drank too much coffee and can’t sit

motionless.

 Are disquieted by the weather – it’s amazing out and you’d love

to take a walk or bike ride.

 Are disquieted by the weather – it’s atrocious and depressing.

 Got a telephone call (or e-mail or instant message) from a

friend, who's depressed (though not in crisis) and asked to talk.

 Got a telephone call from a friend (or e-mail or instant

message) that’s happy and wished to share great news.

 Are reading the paper – every last word of it.

 Are net surfing or net shopping.

 Are playing Solitaire.

 Simply realized that it's highly crucial to work on another

project.

 Or, if you work in a home office:

- 7 - Switched on the television set for “a minute” and saw that one

of your favorite actors was being interviewed, so you decide to

view the interview.

 Simply realized that the laundry urgently needs to get done!

These are common things that may throw you off your course. It’s

only a partial list; naturally, you may likely add many other entries to

it. There are likely 100s of potential “bumps” that may knock you off

your course.

One crucial thing to point out is that, while a few of these bumps

appear “good” or “worthwhile” (like commiserating with your

unhappy acquaintance or doing the laundry), and some seem “foul”

or “frivolous” (like playing Solitaire), they're all equally unacceptable

from the viewpoint of beating your procrastination habi