Successful People Avoid These 9 Unproductive Habits

Successful people are not defined by society, but by your own perception. The most common perception is whether you achieve your goals or not. Time management often determines whether we succeed in achieving our goals. We can either waste time on nonsense or we can use it to its maximum. What will you choose: to wander about aimlessly, or fulfill your goals?

In order to understand this, we will remind you of several things that you need to avoid if you want to be successful

HERE ARE 9 UNPRODUCTIVE HABITS THAT SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE AVOID:

1. Successful people avoid technology distractions

We must govern the technology and we shouldn’t allow technology govern us. Technology is a part of our every day lives. Unfortunately people got so attached to it that it’s almost like an addiction. Productive people don’t waste hours on Facebook or any other social media platform. If you want to manage your time well, just exercise self discipline and use social media to get informed, not to spend all of your day reading someone’s statuses.

2. Not having a plan and being disorganized 

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.”  – Correct – You don’t need to plan in details and for a very long time. The To-do list is perfectly fine. Find an organizational method that suits you and stick to it.

3. Giving themselves too much work

Successful people have a good work ethic and are aware of their limitations. They don’t allow to be weighted down with voluntary assignments. It’s just not good time-management skills.

4. Not being focused

It is not a good habit to constantly shift your priorities. A focused individual is one that knows what he/she should complete at any given time.

5. Successful people avoid leaving things unfinished

Successful and productive people always finish the things they’ve started. You know the saying : “Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

6. Working too late

We have all done this. Working late happens occasionally, or if your employer asks you to. However, if you impose yourself working hours and you’re always late finishing something up you may want to look at your schedule.

7. Poor listening

Being dismissive  or inattentive of new ideas or opinions is a bad habit. You should always listen and pay attention; both skills will allow you to accumulate knowledge much faster than the others.

8. Going to alone

Missed opportunities may arise from not spending enough time to converse or collaborate with someone. Not collaborating implies to others that you prefer “going it alone,” or putting too much work on your shoulders

9. Allowing unnecessary interruptions 

Did you know that it takes the average person 25 minutes to return to the original task once disrupted?

Tips: Learn how to say  “no” or “I’m working,” put up a notice (on your desk, cubicle, etc.), and set aside a block of time to address things that may disrupt your day.

Source : powerofpositivity.com