As Interior Designers there just isn’t enough time to do it all. The problems keep coming. You’re doing just enough to keep the plates spinning. When in a constant whirlpool of problems we get sucked into treating the symptoms. There’s no time identify and tackle the underlying cause. We’re doing little other than firefighting
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The Problem with Being Perfect
Aspiring to be perfect seems like an admirable trait. Our clients get our most fabulous results, our creativity at its absolute best. Well, at least in theory. In reality, it plays havoc with our time management. We find ourselves head in hands, fighting rising stress levels and thinking ‘why can’t I just get this done?!’
How We Erode Time
We all have our imperfections. But which of them are eating up our time, killing our creativity, destroying our productivity? In this post, I outline the negative personality traits which erode our time. In subsequent posts I will discuss what we can do about each of them So, what are these traits? Firefighting: Everything isContinue reading “How We Erode Time”
Hate interruptions, avoid notifications
For Interior designers time is in short supply; uninterrupted blocks of time are crucial to our creativity and productivity. Why do so many of us automate interruptions in the form of notifications?
Multitasking: necessity or hindrance?
Multitasking more often hinders us in our busy lives. Beyond mindless activities, simultaneously attempting 2+ tasks, that need our attention, results in longer completion times & higher error rates. How often have you typed what you wanted to say, or said what you wanted to type when talking on the phone whilst penning an email?Continue reading “Multitasking: necessity or hindrance?”