The telephone can be a big time waster. It interrupts you by ringing while you are trying to concentrate on something. You plan to quickly return a call, and twenty minutes later you are still on the phone. You get caught in a phone-tag loop, exchanging messages but never connecting with the person you need to reach.
Many people believe that they always have to reachable by phone and when the telephone rings it must be answered. That is usually not true. Learn to overcome your phone addiction and get more done.
Here are the best ways to get more done by spending less time on the phone. [Read more…]