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February 26, 2008 by Rich Whittle | 0 Comments

LifeHacker:

If you leave the office most nights feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and behind on everything you’ve got to get done at work—even though you just spent 10 hours there—you’re letting your workday get away from you.

It’s too easy to let the hours you spend at the office get stolen by meetings, email, interruptions, and impromptu co-worker chats that leave you saddled with busywork and too distracted to get the important stuff done.

But with a little thought, you can leave work feeling accomplished and complete instead.

10. Make a lunch or dinner date (to create a deadline).

9. Write down the first thing you have to do tomorrow morning and put it on your keyboard before you leave the office.

8. Don’t check email for the first hour of the day.

7. Decide NOT to do one task on your to-do list and cross it off.

6. Edit that email you’re writing down to less than five sentences.

5. Cut someone off.

4. Book a meeting with yourself.

3. Master the art of the qualified yes.

2. Block out distractions and set a timer.

1. Do a free jot brain dump.

For more details on each ‘way’, go here.

How do you reclaim your workday and get yourself home at night feeling accomplished and clear? Let us know in the comments.

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