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Perfect 10 Here are 10 handy tips on increasing productivity @ work

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Tip # 1 <ul><li>Make a list of important actions you need to take for the day. Include telephone calls </li></ul><ul><li>As the day proceeds, review the list & strike out whatever you’ve achieved </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you plan your day better </li></ul><ul><li>Ensures you do not miss on critical matters </li></ul>

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Tip # 2 <ul><li>Prioritize. Prioritize. And Prioritize </li></ul><ul><li>Enables handle critical & important things first </li></ul><ul><li>Depending on the time available, you should prioritize and work on important but not-so-time-consuming work, or urgent but needing-a-lot-of-time work </li></ul>

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Tip # 3 <ul><li>So many tasks at hand and so many deadlines to meet! </li></ul><ul><li>The solution is to set reminders for deadlines. This will provide you adequate notice to complete the job at hand </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to meet deadlines </li></ul>

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Tip # 4 <ul><li>You are not Superman! You cannot finish everything at hand </li></ul><ul><li>The key word here is to delegate </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to stay focused & relieves the extra stress </li></ul>

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Tip # 5 <ul><li>We’ve been taught this one right from our school days – Focus </li></ul><ul><li>It’s best to do one task at a time. Doing ten things simultaneously can be counterproductive </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to increase concentration </li></ul>

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Tip # 6 <ul><li>Take a Break… Yes you read correct! </li></ul><ul><li>Take a 5-minute break every 2-3 hours. Walk around, do simple stretching or maybe say a quick “Hi” to a colleague </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to </li></ul><ul><li>relieve stress </li></ul><ul><li>and </li></ul><ul><li>energizes you </li></ul>

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Tip # 7 <ul><li>This one is probably the most difficult rule to follow – to have a clutter-free desk </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to focus </li></ul><ul><li>It’s true! Organizing your workspace - keeping it clutter-free - not only aids concentration but also indicates a clear state of mind </li></ul>

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Tip # 8 <ul><li>Re-creating templates for a report, routine letters, contracts and so on can be a complete waste of time </li></ul><ul><li>Why re - invent the wheel?!! </li></ul><ul><li>Device standard formats. </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you save time </li></ul>

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Tip # 9 <ul><li>What’s your most preferred time ? </li></ul><ul><li>Figure out when you are at your best and plan to do the most difficult things at that time </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to do the task on hand more efficiently </li></ul>

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Tip # 10 <ul><li>All unscheduled meetings disrupt the timetable and should be completely avoided </li></ul><ul><li>Enables you to stick to your planned agenda for the day and stay focused </li></ul><ul><li>Avoid unscheduled meetings </li></ul>

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Courtesy Hindustan Times