What do you do if time seems to slip away at work?

It is important that in the beginning of each day identifying your most important tasks. Once your essential tasks are complete, move onto the less high priority tasks. This approach will also create a structure to you day where the less important tasks can be completed in segments towards the end of the day, allowing time between for small breaks to keep you motivated. This ensure that time is effectively managed and not wasted

It is important to be honest with yourself when identifying what is a distraction for you. If you recognise that scrolling on your phone is a distraction for you, put your phone aside on silence in the next room or in your bag until your task is done. Consider setting a goal for yourself that after each task is complete you can give yourself 5 minutes to check your phone/emails etc.

Setting a realistic deadline is a very powerful tool for effective time management. It is important that when setting deadlines for your daily tasks that they also allow time for flexibility, so that that they can accommodate any challenges that may come up. It is also important that when setting deadlines that you consider time included for short breaks in between each task, so that you do not burnout before all tasks are complete. Staying consistent with your deadlines helps to make sure that you do not get lost in time, and that the goals that you have set for the day can be achieved.

Once you understand that we all have the same amount of time—24 hours per day—time stops "slipping." It is passing all the time, so we better accept it and make the best of it. Time has stopped slipping for me since I have accepted that I cannot squeeze more into one hour than it can hold. This realization forces us to be very selective about what we spend our hours on. We also start focusing on avoiding distractions and "time thieves." These are situations, people, places, or ritualized activities that divert our attention and energy from where we want them to go. In brief, time slips for those who have not yet grasped the fact that every hour is invaluable and it better be 100% planned, or it will "slip".

Um dos pontos que podem levar o tempo a se tornar um recurso escasso no trabalho é a desorganização e a falta de uma gestão. É impossível alcançar uma alta eficiência no trabalho sem essas duas variáveis estarem alinhadas e sendo colocadas em prática dia após dia.

Are you doing much more than your job description says? Are you always under the pressure of deadlines and endless meetings? Time flyes when we do what we love but also when we are overwhelmed so take a look at your workload and clean the agenda as much as you can.