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Studies find that many workers are only 25 percent as productive as they could be. What prevents people from being as productive as they could be?
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How many hours per day is a reasonable work day for you? (round to the nearest hour 1-24)
Average hours a day that I work:
How many hours a day do you lose on average to unproductive distractions, unnecessary work, inefficient work, rework, or time wasted in other ways?
1=less than one hour, 2=1-2 hours, 3=2-3 hours, 4=3-4 hours, 5=4-5 hours, 6=5-6 hours, 7=6-7 hours
Many people achieve their highest levels of productivity the day before they leave for vacation. How much more productive are you on the day before leaving for vacation? Why?
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What is the typical increment of time that you concern yourself with and try to get the most out of?
1=1 min, 2=5 min, 3=15 min, 4=30 min, 5=1 hr, 6=1/2 day, 7=1 day
Do you concern yourself with using every minute? Or every 5 minutes? Or what is the smallest amount of time you concern yourself with getting the most out of?
One of the activities that professionals spend the most time doing is dealing with their daily influx of emails, messages, and calls. Estimate your daily volume of correspondence. Consider the following:
1=0-1 hour, 2=1-2 hours, 3=2-3 hours, 4=3-4 hours, 5=4-5 hours, 6=5-6 hours, 7=6-7 hours, 8=7-8 hours, 9=8+ hours
What principles do you follow in processing your daily workflow of correspondence?
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Describe your method or process of dealing with your email and other correspondence.