Since the pandemic hits the world, everyone got shocked and needs to manage your time during crises.
Then, something unexpected happens — an illness, a lost client, a PR nightmare, a natural disaster, or a global pandemic — and all bets are off the table.
These 3 strategies that can help you to manage your time during crises.
1. Adjust Your Schedule
Take the COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home restrictions put into place to flatten the curve.
The point is that you can maximize your time and productivity if you simply recognize the trade-offs for what they are and adjust accordingly.
2. Plan Your Day
This is close to the concept of time management. Without a schedule, you won’t be able to effectively arrange your workday. You’re going to waste time trying to find out what it takes to get done. Worse still, you could waste so much time and energy on the wrong activities.
Even during a crisis, you must identify your priorities. Preferably, you’d do this the night before or first thing in the morning. It’s a simple act that forces you to determine your most important tasks — usually only three items — that need to be scheduled ASAP.
3. Focus on One Thing at a Time
You may think you possess the superpower of doing two things at once. While that may be true when your work doesn’t involve cognitive tasks, the reality is that multitasking isn’t possible. In fact, according to research, it can lower your IQ, reduce your performance and efficiency, and even cause brain damage.
Professor Jill Klein from Melbourne Business School notes that most of us do our best thinking while active. If you need to dissect a problem or brainstorm new options, try taking a walk or cleaning the kitchen. Putting your body in motion can knock the cobwebs loose.
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