“We are a culture of people who’ve bought into the idea that if we stay
busy enough, the truth of our lives won’t catch up with us.”
-Brené Brown
WHAT
What do we mean by professional clutter?
professional clutter are simply the things which keep us busy, but not productive. And professional declutter is the act of eliminating any task, distractions, and commitments from your professional environment that is keeping you apart from doing what’s important and matters to you in professional life.
WHY
Why professional declutter?
What we think professional clutter costs us
- Long hours
- Multitasking constantly
What it actually costs us
- Goal oriented actions
- Deep work
- Prioritising tasks
- Single task focus
- Time management
HOW
How to work on professional clutter?
A little bit of organising yourself goes a long way in professional life. When you systamatically organise thnigs, you create time & space to do what you want to do.
Let us discuss 5 simple ways, in which you can make yourself more productive & efficient and after a certain point in career, these are no more just choices but necessary to grow.
“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.”
- Warren Buffett
To continue learning more
5 immediate tips
Prepare a to-do list
Break down your tasks into specific, actionable items and prioritize them based on urgency and importance, ensuring you stay focused on your top goals for the day.
One thing at a time
Focus on completing one task before moving on to the next to avoid going back and forth, as this minimizes distractions and helps ensure a higher quality of work for each activity.
Keep silence during deep work
Keep your devices on silent mode and place it out of reach to eliminate distractions, so you can stay fully focused and productive during intense work sessions.
Use calendar/ calendly
Schedule your meetings and tasks using tools like Calendar or Calendly to organize your day efficiently, avoid overlaps, and ensure smooth time management and missing out on any important task/ meeting.
Unsubscribe from unnecessary mails
Regularly clean up your inbox by unsubscribing from irrelevant or promotional emails to reduce the pile up of clutter that you need to go through everyday and focus on messages that truly matter.
