Telephone-Free Time is Time Smart!
Your telephone is either the second greatest business tool ever invented (after the computer) or, like the computer, it is a confounded piece of equipment that often distracts you from concentrating on your work. Do you find that when you successfully get your brain racing along in a thinking zone, the phone usually rings and the interruption throws you off track? Then check out this simple and smart idea.
Alexia Brown of Indianapolis works in the human resources department of an international company. She and her co-workers enjoy a sensible and simple method for boosting productivity while escaping the intrusion of the phone. “Our office closes,” reports Alexia, “for two hours every day so we can focus on the big projects and to get our [outgoing] calls done. We will not take any outside calls or visitors during this time.” Thanks, Alexia.
I have met lots of business people who create a couple of hours of uninterrupted time for themselves when they need it — but it’s usually at the end of the day after everyone else has gone home to their families. Wouldn’t it be cool to enjoy the same luxury during normal business hours? Try it. Try blocking out one or two hours a day of quiet time by having messages taken. I’m positive you’ll experience a boost in productivity and a decline in stress.
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