avoid these 10 biggest office distractions to get work done
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What is the one goal you have in mind when entering the office in the morning? To get work done. What is often the last thing you are able to finish? The things you have planned for the day. If this scenario is something that you have recently encountered, then its time to beat procrastination and look for solutions. In order to find the underlining reasons people don't get the right work done, Weekdone (https://weekdone.com) analysed different studies. Turns out, you spend a lot of time and effort to get work done. Yet, it's often something that demands more attention and energy than originally thought of. Why? One of the reasons might be that 28% of time spent at work goes to dealing with unnecessary interruptions. According to Wall Street Journal #research, on average, office workers are interrupted every 3 minutes. What is worse, getting back to the previous work mode takes much more time. According to Office of National Statistics, getting back on task takes 23 minutes. So, how to get work done? You need to make time for work that matters and eliminate the distractions. First, start by acknowledging the office distractions you probably meet on a daily base. In this slideshow you will discover the 10 biggest office distractions that stop you from finishing the work on time. See the related infographic and blog post in Weekdone blog: https://blog.weekdone.com/avoid-office-distractions-to-get-work-done/TRANSCRIPT
Commercials2 yearsThis is how
an average Joe spends
his life:Sleeping25 years
Working10.3 years
Watch TV9.1 years
Driving4.3 years
Eating3.66 years
is interrupted every 3 minutes,
getting back on task takes 23 minutes.
At work, average
Joe:sp
ends
28%
of h
is tim
e dealing with unnecessary interruptions
spen
ds 2
8% o
f his
time dealing with unnecessary interruptions
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6
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wastes 2 to 3 hours per day
Who or What are These Biggest Time Wasters at Work?
spen
ds 2
8% o
f his
time dealing with unnecessary interruptions
Meetings
1 in 4 complain that they spend more time in meetings talking about work than actually doing it.
Office politics
47% feel that office politics take away from their productivity and is one of the top 10 stressors.
Socializing coworkers
About 40% say they’d get a lot more done if co-workers would quit stopping by to chat.
“I SCHEDULED THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS THE SCHEDULING OF NEXT WEEK’S MEETINGS.”
MEETINGSTHE PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE TO WORK
Emails
Office workers check their e-mails 30-40 times an hour.
Fixing other’s mistakes
Conducting personal business
Internet
47% of survey respondents admitted to on-line time procrastinating. 64% of employees visit non-work related websites every day at work.
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Micromanaging bosses
38% would rather do unpleasant activities — like opt for more work or sit next to someone who eats noisily — than sit next to their boss.
Wrong temperature
Research has shown that the ideal office temperature for maximum productivity is 76 to 77 degrees (24 - 25 celsius).
Multiscreen multitasking
Multitasking leads to a 40% drop in productivity, increased stress and a 10% drop in IQ.
One hour of distracted time means $10 375 of wasted productivity per person per year.
Lost time = big bucks = stress
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Sources:
1. David Lavenda - Digital Distractions in the Workplace 2011
2. Facts how we spend time
3. Harvard Business Review, Bergman, 2010
4. Salary.com survey - Why & How Your Employees are Wasting Time at Work 2012
5. Fortune - The three biggest workplace distractions 2013
6. Quantum Learning Solutions - Startling Statistics About How We Use Time 2012
7. The Wall Street Journal - Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article 2012
8. Office of National Statistics, 2012
9. Jennifer Lavoie, Psychology Today study on procrastination
10. Icons - http://thenounproject.com, Dilbert by Scott Adams