6 Tips to Break Free From Bad Work Habits

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Are you overworked or stressed out? Do you often work till late in the office but see no positive result on your performance? Changes impede performance and happiness at the workplace and this might be a result of your indulgence in certain bad work practices. Your job alone is not to be blamed for your office woes. Whether you find it difficult to unplug from all your social network connections or struggle hard to turn up on time for a meeting, read on to learn how to break free from some of the unfavorable work habits.

1. Plan your next day before leaving

If you spend the first few hours at work wondering about what to work on, you will end up wasting enormous time. It is therefore better to plan your next day in advance before leaving. Most of us have no clue about our next day’s work as a result of which, the first few working hour go wasted. Hence, plan your day in advance for increased efficiency and enhanced productivity.

2. Avoid keeping your mailbox constantly open

Not many of us realize that our mailbox which is constantly open during work hours is the biggest distraction at work. We spend half of our day in reading mails and responding to them, losing focus from the most important tasks that need our immediate attention. You should therefore avoid checking your mails every now and then. Check your mails twice or thrice in a day. Open up your mailbox only during the scheduled time.

3. Action your email the minute you read it

Though many of us have our Inbox constantly open and read all our mails the minute they are in, we never action our emails. As a result of which, we waste enormous time in reading the same mail three to four times in a day. So, next time you read your mail, avoid jumping to the next one. Instead make an immediate decision and action your mails, even though it requires spending few additional minutes. This will help you in being organized and not bouncing upon the same mails again and again.