How to get back to work without pain and suffering

Still you can not move away from the long weekend? Or you just came from vacation? Inbox is not dismantled, and even overtime does not help? We'll show you how to make the process of returning to the routine of working days are not as dramatic.

Kevin Cruz - a man who really knows what time management. During the preparation of the book "15 secrets of time management from successful people," he spoke with hundreds of respondents - from millionaires and well-known businessmen to athletes. His observations Cruz presented in the form of three tips to help ease the pain of returning to the office.

Define your main task

To reach the peak level of productivity, highlight the most important thing, which you need to understand first. Cruz explains:

The key to maximum performance - the ability to understand that right now is to have the highest value, and build in accordance with the operations.

This is especially important if you return to work after a long break. Full of letters to be answered, errands that need to double-check, and the new projects that are worth exploring. Only it will take up - bogged down completely.

Option one, but very important work helps narrow focus of attention and not be wasted on everything. Decide for yourself such a task, and you can be sure that spending your time well.

Get familiar with the mail

Working-mail littered with hundreds, if not thousands, of letters from people who, apparently, no holidays, no personal life. In Cruise this is the case there is a good life hacking.

Takes the letter, which was obtained two days before the holidays, and to this day. Create a folder "old" and go there all that came before it: this stuff we do not need. Done, you are great, and the folder "Inbox" pristine clean (well, almost).

You can, of course, not to produce a folder and just pack the old letters in the archives, but Cruise's version gives the feeling of a fresh start. If you need something from ancient correspondences, you have a store where you can dig, if necessary. However, in the rare cases when such a need is still there - needed, for example, is incredibly important information - you can usually get necessary information in some other way.

We turn to the relatively new letters (two days before the holidays, and to this day, remember?). There are four scenarios:

1. You can answer or do you have to want five minutes or even faster? Forward.
2. Need someone entrust it? The forwarding letter, adding a brief covering note that you are not considered an irresponsible brat.
3. The issue can not be solved at once? While that set it, but be sure to put a reminder to return to later.
4. This kind of unnecessary nonsense? In her cart.

Try not to stretch the process of dismantling the debris, set the timer, or define a strict deadline. If you keep within a week - lovely.

Leave the office exactly at 17:30

At 17:00 or 18:00 - in short, as soon as your work day ended without stopping overtime.

Kevin Cruz noted that Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg (Sheryl Sandberg) always leaves the office at exactly 17:30 to 18:00 for dinner with their children. Not that she does not care to work, she is going through with all my heart for the success of Facebook, but Sandburg family comes first.

You will always be full of problems, more than you can actually do. Superuspeshnye people do not have time to try everything at once. They prioritize and assign each class a certain time. When the limit is about to end, it is a sign that is enough for today.

Kevin Cruise

Tips to work to the maximum, take it very seriously and responsibly - if your doctor has prescribed it. Then not only the first working week, but in general every day in the office will be filled with joy and high productivity.