“There’s no correlation between how long you sit at your desk and what you accomplish.”

Kenneth Ziegler

This, my friend, is a very true statement.  We can sit at our desks and look busy, we can sit at our desks and feel busy, we can sit at our desks and pretend to be busy.  But just because we are sitting there, doesn’t mean we are getting BIG things done.  Hmmm, how many different distractions can you think of that can take you away from your most important tasks?  Here are a few I can think of:

1. Twitter
2. Facebook
3. Email
4. Texting
5. Instant messaging
6. Socializing
7. Talking on the phone

I’m sure there are more but you get the picture.  Sitting at your desk does not always = getting important tasks done.  So what can you do improve time management and accomplish more at your desk?  Ready for the answer?

Stay completely focused for 20% of your day which is 96 minutes.

This doesn’t mean that you only work for 96 minutes per day.  What it means is you focus on your most critical task of the day interruption free.  This means:

1. No texting
2. No web surfing
3. No email
4. No phone calls-left voice mail do it’s job
5. No Farmville
6. No open door time

Have you ever went into work when no one else was there?  Wasn’t it incredible how much you got done without interruptions?  Well, this is what you should strive for every day:  96 minutes.  You will probably get more done in 96 minutes than you usually get done all day!  The rest of the day will still be filled with tasks, but you will know that you got your most important task(s) out of the way.  Try it, you might like it!  For more tips to stay organized and on task, please read more here.

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