Comments on: Keep People from wasting your time http://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: twiggyhttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-129446 twiggy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:08:04 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-129446 Most of these suggestions assume you have an office. What does one do when the person in the next cubicle insists on haveing constant conversations? You can't stand at the door or walk them back to their office. I've tried getting up and walking away, but I have had to do that so much that that also makes it hard to get any work done. Most of these suggestions assume you have an office. What does one do when the person in the next cubicle insists on haveing constant conversations? You can’t stand at the door or walk them back to their office. I’ve tried getting up and walking away, but I have had to do that so much that that also makes it hard to get any work done.

]]> By: Nicolashttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-99077 Nicolas Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:41:45 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-99077 Unwanted visitors really can be a pain especially since they interrupt you and steal your time. Besides the excellent tips in this article I also wrote an article on how to deal with unwanted visitors on my blog. http://memytime.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/unwanted-visitors/ Unwanted visitors really can be a pain especially since they interrupt you and steal your time. Besides the excellent tips in this article I also wrote an article on how to deal with unwanted visitors on my blog.

http://memytime.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/unwanted-visitors/

]]> By: Georgehttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94182 George Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:05:03 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94182 @Mark alright, the ideas that you said are basically straight up from Brian Tracy's time management video. Anyway I will add one that is not on the list that Brian did recommend and that is when they say 'do you have a minute' you respond 'i was just about to leave.' and then you stand up and walk towards the door..... And then close the door and go back to your seat. lol @Mark alright, the ideas that you said are basically straight up from Brian Tracy’s time management video.

Anyway I will add one that is not on the list that Brian did recommend and that is when they say ‘do you have a minute’ you respond ‘i was just about to leave.’ and then you stand up and walk towards the door…..

And then close the door and go back to your seat. lol

]]> By: Mark Sheadhttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94155 Mark Shead Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:11:23 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94155 @Finja - One thing I'm trying to do is answer the phone with "What can I do for you?" instead of "How are you doing?" Another idea is to use caller id and voicemail to filter the calls. This is a good question. I'll think about it some more and maybe use it for the basis of a post in the future so stay tuned. @Finja – One thing I’m trying to do is answer the phone with “What can I do for you?” instead of “How are you doing?” Another idea is to use caller id and voicemail to filter the calls.

This is a good question. I’ll think about it some more and maybe use it for the basis of a post in the future so stay tuned.

]]> By: Finjahttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94154 Finja Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:57:06 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94154 Great! I love those tips! Do you also have tips to keep people from wasting my time on the phone? I have a lot of friends (and family members as well) that have the bad habit of calling me and when I try to shorten the conversation in a polite way because I'm in the middle of something more important than chatting about Beth's new guy, they either ignore it or they sound so disappointed that I feel guilty for the rest of the day... Any tips on this? Great! I love those tips!

Do you also have tips to keep people from wasting my time on the phone?
I have a lot of friends (and family members as well) that have the bad habit of calling me and when I try to shorten the conversation in a polite way because I’m in the middle of something more important than chatting about Beth’s new guy, they either ignore it or they sound so disappointed that I feel guilty for the rest of the day…
Any tips on this?

]]> By: Mark Sheadhttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94146 Mark Shead Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:21:15 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94146 @George - I'm afraid I don't know who Brian Tracy is. These aren't exactly revolutionary ideas and I'm sure many people have said some of them before. @George – I’m afraid I don’t know who Brian Tracy is. These aren’t exactly revolutionary ideas and I’m sure many people have said some of them before.

]]> By: Georgehttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94144 George Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:58:33 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94144 If you are going to take ideas from somewhere atleast give credit. Brian Tracy? If you are going to take ideas from somewhere atleast give credit. Brian Tracy?

]]> By: Silkehttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94114 Silke Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:34:52 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94114 We read this here in the office and we were laughing out loud. Not only were the tips great, but they were funny. We read this here in the office and we were laughing out loud. Not only were the tips great, but they were funny.

]]> By: Paulhttp://www.productivity501.com/keep-people-from-wasting-your-time/45/comment-page-1/#comment-94090 Paul Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:48:12 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=45#comment-94090 Great tips :) Great tips :)

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