The clear winner in time management challenges is the dreaded interruption, shares Mike Figliuolo.
Once someone breaks your concentration, it takes 5 to 15 minutes to get back on track.
Source: SmartBrief, August 7, 2019. Link. If you don’t protect your time, no one else will do it for you.
Reader poll question (nonscientific, n=240,000)
- What is the biggest challenge you face when it comes to managing your time?
Responses:
- Too many meetings: 18%
- Too many emails: 22%
- Too many interruptions: 40%
- Poor calendar planning: 2%
- Difficulty estimating task length: 10%
- Something else: 7%
INSIGHTS: It was interesting to see emails separated from interruptions. Texts and phone calls were not identified.