Using the ABC Method to be productive vs. ‘busy’

Wasteful, intentional or even preventable? A recent study shows that employees was about 60 hours per month. That’s over 700 wasted hours in a given year. Distractions come in all shapes in sizes from unnecessary phone calls, text messages, social media, email notifications, and office drop-ins.

Here are a few points to consider:

We often embrace distractions because they make us feel busy- all while not being productive. Busy and productive are not synonymous- in fact many times there are quite opposed to each other. Have you ever arrived at 8:30 in the morning and start checking your emails and responding, and the next thing you know…bam! It’s noon…lunchtime! They key is to treat your energy and focus as limited, yet renewable resources…