- Doing too much (or too little) – Whatever you’re doing ask yourself why. Busy work can just be as bad as doing no work at all.
- Going too slow – A task can take forever to complete if you’re distracted by everything else around. Keep in mind that a five-minute social media break every 10 minutes is only slowing you down.
- Worrying about mistakes –Instead of waiting around trying to decide whether or not you should do something, just do it!
- Looking to others too much – Don’t rely on others for tasks you can easily accomplish yourself.
- Believing you have too much time – Having 5 days to complete a small task might make you feel like you can slack off until day 5. Never compromise the quality of work or work ethic by wasting the time you think you have.
- Waiting on another time-waster – Another teammate or coworker who is always a time-waster could slow you down even more whether they’re disorganized, unmotivated, or unfocused.