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It really comes down to setting boundaries on your time
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and having long spans of uninterrupted time.
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Boundaries can be great for creativity and productivity.
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The constraint of knowing you only
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have X number of hours to work on something
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can force you to focus.
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But how do I do all the little things
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like mail, and house chores, and errands?
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This one can be a bit tricky, especially
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if you work from home, like we do at Team Gantt.
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It's really easy to see the unmade bed or the pile
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of dishes or the long grass in the yard and think,
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I can just take a few minutes and get this done or that.
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But those distractions can often lead to long stretches
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of unproductive time.
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Then at the end of the day, you feel
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stressed because you didn't get as much
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done as you wanted to at work.
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Try to do as much as you can on your lunch break
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or put it off until after work.
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Trying to get all those little things done during the day
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can be a real time killer.
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Even if the tasks are short, it can take you a long time
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to get back in the zone and start being productive again.
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Talk it over with your family.
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If you work from home, it takes everyone in the household
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to be on board.
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Talk about how a structure like this
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can benefit the entire family.
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While you may not be available 24/7 like you were before,
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they'll know that your time outside of those work hours
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will be higher quality because you
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won't have work on your mind.
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You'll be done for the day and can devote your full attention
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to family or friends or non-work related tasks and projects.
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But people keep emailing, or chatting, or tweeting,
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or Skyping, or whatever-ing me.
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To put it simply and bluntly, they can wait until tomorrow.
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Now I know not all companies have the same culture that we
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do here at Team Gantt so your mileage may vary here,
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but for us, no one expects a response
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from anyone else outside of work hours.
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Try it for a week or so and see what
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happens if you wait until the next day to respond
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to emails and chats.
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Does anyone freak out or did it maybe
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go better than you expected?
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How can I get all of my work done in just 40 hours?
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Five, eight hour days a week is actually a ton of time.
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You can get a lot accomplished in that amount of time,
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it's just that too often, much of that time gets
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sucked up in meetings, interruptions
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from instant messaging, or a quick chat
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when another member stops by your cubicle or office.
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A lot of those things don't need to happen.
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If you can reduce those interruptions
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and get real work done for 40 hours,
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you can accomplish so much.
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It's also a matter of focusing on the big rocks,
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like Franklin Covey teaches.
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David mentions this in his podcast
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and we couldn't agree more with him.
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Nathan took the Franklin Covey course at a previous job
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and it stuck with him.
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He's since made those ideas a big part of the culture
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a Team Gantt.
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Big rocks is a simple strategy of identifying
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your most important tasks and dedicating time
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to work on those.
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Block out your calendar and don't allow any interruptions
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during the time you're working on those tasks.
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Turn off slack, close your email,
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put your phone on do not disturb,
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and just work for an hour and a half or two hours at a time.
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You'd be amazed how much can happen
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with that much focused time.
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This was part two of a three part series
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on achieving a healthy work life balance.
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Stay tuned for part 3 about the top benefits
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of a structured work time.
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What tips do you have for keeping your work and life
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in balance?
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Let us know in the comments.
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We'd love to hear from you.
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