December 4, 2009, Newsletter Issue #210: Workload, Overload

Tip of the Week

About 20 years ago, electronic development gurus told us
all that our lives would soon become simpler and demands on
our time would significantly decrease because of new
technology advances. As you are no doubt painfully aware,
this scenario didn´t occur. In fact, we´re all busier than
ever.

The previous paragraph is old news. Everyone has discussed
the topic endlessly until no one cares to hear any more.
But there is other old news, too. Generally, everyone is
busy and feeling stressed by their particular time demands.

Are you one of the many who insist on telling the world how
overwhelmed you are? If so, you probably also mention that
you are working very hard and are extremely efficient - you
simply have too much work to do. What you may not realize
is that you´re not impressing anyone with that announcement
- virtually everyone believes she´s just as busy as you
are, if not busier. Your explanation is perceived as
boring, irrelevant, or whiny - none of which are among the
messages you want to communicate.

A better approach is to take steps to end the busyness. Cut
back on the work you do by softening your task list. You
don´t work in a vacuum, and there are probably others who
can take on some of your tasks. Another useful approach is
to work even harder and catch up! Then you can impress your
friends by telling them how you used to be busy until you
overcame the problem. That is a conversation they will find
neither boring nor irrelevant.

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