Internal and external time wasters

  • event 01-10-2024
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Is it that late already? What have I done?

Much of our precious time is spent on “time-wasters” of which we are often barely aware that they exist. They can be external (e.g., an inbox full of unread emails) or internal (e.g., being a procrastinator)

To effectively manage your time, you must first identify your time wasters. Make an overview of your personal internal and external time wasters and while doing it think of time wasters at home and at work.

To help you get started and to inspire you, we wrote a few examples of things that can be characterized internal and external time wasters.

Internal time wasters External time eaters
Not being able to say "no" Colleagues walking in
Self-doubt Telephone calls
Postponing Long meetings
Indecisiveness Social media
Perfectionism Family

 

What are your time wasters?