Do you just have too much to do and not enough time to do it? Are you overwhelmed by the endless list of task which greet you when you wake up in the morning? Have you already tried all the tips and hints out there but nothing seems to work?
In a recent article for The New York Time Magazine, Psychologist Adam Grant takes an unconventional approach, suggesting you can find the motivation to deal with a mountain of tasks by considering the positive impact completing those tasks will have on others. This shifts your focus from your own self interest, to helping others.
For example. faced with 99 emails in your inbox, don't think about answering 99 emails - reply to the first, and consider how it has helped the person you have replied to. Then move on to the next, and the next one after. After each email has been sent, consider the positive contribution you have made to that person's day.
Whether it's a mountain of paperwork on your desk, a pile of laundry and chores to do at home, or a diary bursting with commitments you wish you had not made, why not try putting your own self interest lower down the list today, and start to see how the things you do on a daily basis help your colleagues, family and others around you?
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