My Time Wasters
Read the following list
of common time wasters. Place a check
before your 3 to 5 biggest time wasters.
If any of your biggest ones are missing, add them in the blank spaces at
the bottom and include those in the 3 to 5 chosen.
_____ 1. Interruptions, drop-in
visitors, unplanned conversations.
_____ 2. Meetings, scheduled
or unscheduled.
_____ 3. Lack of objectives, setting deadlines, setting priorities.
_____ 4. Cluttered desk, hunting things needed, personal disorganization.
_____ 5. Doing routine things of
minor importance.
_____ 6. Attempting too much at once.
_____ 7. Unrealistic time estimates.
_____ 8. Procrastination,
indecision, daydreaming.
_____ 9. Inability to say “No”.
_____ 10. Leaving tasks unfinished, jumping from one
task to another.
_____ 11. Getting involved in
unnecessary details – “chasing rabbits”.
_____ 12. Socializing, idle conversation.
_____ 13. Playing cards. Games, etc.
_____ 14. Lacking self-discipline – not carrying
through on plans.
_____ 15. Constantly switching priorities.
_____ 16. Failure to listen carefully
to assigned tasks.
_____ 17. Failure to do first things
first.
_____ 18. Failure to
use short blocks of time constructively.
_____ 19. “Breaks” which turn into “vacations”.
_____ 20. Duplicating effort (having
to start over, losing material).
_____ 21. Watching television.
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