Control the digital overload rather thanletting it control you:

Don’t be ruled by technology2

SAVVY WAYS to

conquer YOUR timeand sort your work-life balance

Three facts we can’t ignore:

The average workingweek is on the increase

across Europeand the U.S.1 2

30% of employeescheck work emailsbefore 7:30 a.m.3

Almost a fifth of U.S.employees regularly work

60+ hours a week4

Remember the Pareto Principle:Focus on what gets results1

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Focus your efforts on that 20%.

Most of us get 80% of resultsfrom 20% of the work we do.

Ask yourself:

What pieces of work willcreate real progress towardyour goals?

What tasks will give youdisproportionate results andget you noticed?

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References

1. Heather Stewart, ‘Who works the longest hours in Europe?’, The Guardian (December 8, 2011).Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/08/europe-working-hours [Accessed November 2, 2020.]

2. Jena McGregor, ‘The average work week is now 47 hours’, The Washington Post (September 2, 2014).Available at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/on-leadership/wp/2014/09/02/the-average-work-week-is-now-47-hours/ [Accessed November 2, 2020.]

3. Hazel Davis, ‘Top 10 tips to achieve a better work-life balance’, The Telegraph (November 1, 2013).Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/business/sme-home/business-tips/10411870/top-tips-better-work-life-balance.html [Accessed May 25, 2015.]

4. Lydia Saad, ‘The "40-Hour" Workweek Is Actually Longer – by Seven Hours’, Gallup (August 29, 2014).Available at: https://news.gallup.com/poll/175286/hour-workweek-actually-longer-seven-hours.aspx [Accessed November 2, 2020.]