Update on experiment of the week: do one thing differently
The do one thing differently experiment yielded mixed results. First of all, for complete disclosure, I didn’t get through them all. (Should I have titled it: just do something different?)
Monday: use phone more and email less. A huge success. I got more done by walking the dog and making calls then by sitting in front of the computer plunking out messages. I intend to this more, and continued to do it this week as well.
Tuesday: plan the day ahead of time. Mixed results. I think I wasn’t specific enough: e.g. “from 9am to 10 am, meeting, 10 am to 10:30 emails” probably would have been better. I found I didn’t get through the things I planned because I ran out of time.
Wednesday: look for ways my assistant can do more. Again mixed results. Sometimes I got so busy I didn’t have time to figure out stuff for her to do–which would have saved time! (Truly pathetic, I know!)
Thursday: investigate tweetdeck. Didn’t get to it. See excuses under Tuesday and Wednesday.
Friday: look at getjar.com for apps for my black berry to improve efficiency. Roamed the site, but didn’t find anything helpful.
And how are your experiments going?
Tags: Efficiency
