What are the biggest time wasters at work? According to Inc.com they are: Frequently checking emails Spending too much time on social media Building a too long to-do list without priorities Multi-tasking and other sources of repeated breaks in focus and concentration Perfectionism, which leads to too many hours being spent on a task that…
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The four most vital rules of time management ensure that you are using your time wisely, expending your energy wisely, prioritizing correctly, and not sacrificing time where you should be committing more of it. Effective time management reduces stress, increases your energy, and allows you to plan for a life outside of work. 80/20…
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The ability to focus and concentrate on a task is embedded in the cerebral cortex, and it can be improved. Focus refers to the broadness of one’s attention—the smaller the area of attention, the greater the focus. Concentration refers to the depth of attention—the ability to maintain attention on a single object or activity. Among…
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A survey from a US testing company found that managers dedicate about 14% of their time correcting mistakes and redoing tasks assigned to their team. So why would any leader want increase that wasted time with delegation? The Reasons for Delegating It is time to delegate a task when: It has remained on your…
Read MoreYou have a 24-hour day, a 40- to 60-hour workweek, and you do not have enough time for everything. Often, that problem might arise from a lack of organization or prioritization skills, but it might also stem for a lack of simple scheduling. Three Types of Schedules A capacity schedule targets preparation for required…
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by everything you have to do today, next week, this year? Is your level of stress increasing and your ability to cope plummeting as you struggle to fight the next fire and the next and the next? To improve quality of your life and work, you must prioritize you goals and…
Read MoreOf the more than 2,500 dentists surveyed in 2003, 80% said their work was stressful, according to the ADA Center for Professional Success’ 2003 Dentist Well-Being Survey Report. In the 2015 version of the survey, 78% of the more than 2,100 dentists replied that their work was stressful. The percentage of dentists reporting severe stress…
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I wanted to share with you a conversation I recently had with Tony Edwards, editor of DrBicuspid.com. Tony was feeling overwhelmed and stressed after a large event that took so much of his time that other tasks were neglected. He was feeling like he couldn’t keep his head above water, so I shared with Tony…
Read MoreTime is a consumable commodity that equals the playing field among the rich and poor, successful and seeking, experienced and neophyte. Time is the commodity that we can choose to give away for free or turn it into a million-dollar moment. We make or break these moments by our perception of time, how we value…
Read MoreMyths, widely held yet false beliefs or ideas, are generated throughout dentistry by chronic fear, stress, and by having a negative filter of daily situations. They are perpetuated at study clubs and conferences, in message forums or chat rooms, masked as dentists offering their experiences and advice while dripping with cynicism and jadedness. Some…
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