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10 tips to work smarter: tip 4 - FUN first!

'A year from now, you wish you had started today...' - Karen Lamb
Door: Jennifer Boskeljon op 11 September 2021.
Read in: 2 minutes.

Do you find that you tend to put off things that you find difficult or less enjoyable? Unfortunate! Because it is precisely this delay that costs you extra energy. It makes you feel dissatisfied and irritated at the end of the day.

  • Motivate yourself by focusing on the pleasant feeling that comes after the task is completed. How nice would it be if it's finally done and you're done with it?
  • In this case, fear can be a good counselor for a change. Imagine what will happen if you don't act now. What if you don't meet this deadline? And what if you didn't do it at all? What is the risk? This 'disaster scenario' urges you to really take action now.
  • Isn't all this motivating enough? Then promise it to someone else. Bet you're ready to get started?
  • Examine for yourself why you are procrastinating. The solution lies in this fact.

✖ Not fun? Then do it as early in the day as possible. Start the day with those things that are FUN: Tricky And Procrastinating Jobs. This ensures a relieved and energetic feeling for the rest of the day.

✖ Not important? Do not do it. A waste of your time. Working smart is mainly a matter of deciding what you are NOT going to do. What a relief!

✖ Big job? Chop the work into small manageable sub-jobs. Then write this down in your agenda or on your to-do list with the addition of an active verb such as calling, reading, e-mailing, looking up, etc. This means that you will feel little resistance to start.

✖ Not the right job for you? Delegate it. What you find boring or less fun may be a very nice challenge for someone else. And it gives you the opportunity to do what you are really good at. So win-win!


This is the fourth tip in a series of 10 tips to work smarter.

Introduction
Tip 0 Arrive on time
Tip 1 Make a daily schedule
Tip 2 Focus on what you can influence yourself
Tip 3 Keep agreements with yourself
Tip 4 FUN first
Tip 5 Clear your head
Tip 6 Do one thing at a time and finish it!
Tip 7 Cluster activities
Tip 8 Create a tidy workplace
Tip 9 Ban jammers
Tip 10 End the day positively

You too can work smart with more results and fun! Jennefer Boskeljon gives a at Lagant classroom skills training Time management, you can also use this training as self-study Time management Follow.

Do you want to know more? Or would you like to get acquainted first without any obligation? Then sign up for the free inspiration workshop Time management.


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Do you find that you tend to put off things that you find difficult or less enjoyable? Unfortunate! Because it is precisely this delay that costs you extra energy. It makes you feel dissatisfied and irritated at the end of the day.

  • Motivate yourself by focusing on the pleasant feeling that comes after the task is completed. How nice would it be if it's finally done and you're done with it?
  • In this case, fear can be a good counselor for a change. Imagine what will happen if you don't act now. What if you don't meet this deadline? And what if you didn't do it at all? What is the risk? This 'disaster scenario' urges you to really take action now.
  • Isn't all this motivating enough? Then promise it to someone else. Bet you're ready to get started?
  • Examine for yourself why you are procrastinating. The solution lies in this fact.

✖ Not fun? Then do it as early in the day as possible. Start the day with those things that are FUN: Tricky And Procrastinating Jobs. This ensures a relieved and energetic feeling for the rest of the day.

✖ Not important? Do not do it. A waste of your time. Working smart is mainly a matter of deciding what you are NOT going to do. What a relief!

✖ Big job? Chop the work into small manageable sub-jobs. Then write this down in your agenda or on your to-do list with the addition of an active verb such as calling, reading, e-mailing, looking up, etc. This means that you will feel little resistance to start.

✖ Not the right job for you? Delegate it. What you find boring or less fun may be a very nice challenge for someone else. And it gives you the opportunity to do what you are really good at. So win-win!


This is the fourth tip in a series of 10 tips to work smarter.

Introduction
Tip 0 Arrive on time
Tip 1 Make a daily schedule
Tip 2 Focus on what you can influence yourself
Tip 3 Keep agreements with yourself
Tip 4 FUN first
Tip 5 Clear your head
Tip 6 Do one thing at a time and finish it!
Tip 7 Cluster activities
Tip 8 Create a tidy workplace
Tip 9 Ban jammers
Tip 10 End the day positively

You too can work smart with more results and fun! Jennefer Boskeljon gives a at Lagant classroom skills training Time management, you can also use this training as self-study Time management Follow.

Do you want to know more? Or would you like to get acquainted first without any obligation? Then sign up for the free inspiration workshop Time management.


Time management reading material (related articles and blogs)
December 27 2022 by Jennifer Boskeljon
December 27 2022 by Jennifer Boskeljon
December 20 2022 by Jennifer Boskeljon
December 15 2022 by Jennifer Boskeljon
December 14 2022 by Jennifer Boskeljon
November 24 2022 by Jennifer Boskeljon
June 29, 2022 by Orlando Heijmerink
16 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
15 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
14 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
11 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
10 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
8 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
7 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
6 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon
5 September 2021 by Jennifer Boskeljon

By Jennefer Boskeljon

Jennefer Boskeljon is a coach, trainer and expert with more than ten years of experience in the field of smart working and personal effectiveness. Her goal is to make working Netherlands not only more efficient, but also more successful and happier. Over the past decade, she has been able to inspire and motivate thousands of professionals in many different organizations to work smarter with better results and more job satisfaction.

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