Let's face it. Filling up our timesheets is a monotonous task. Dreary, dull and extremely boring.
So, I have been thinking, how can filling up the timesheet be made fun?
Well, it's not at all fun to fill it up on one day when you barely remember what happened a few minutes back.
While the joy of procrastination and the intensity of doing something at the last minute can be compelling, common sense tells us the timesheet has to be filled everyday.
Whether or not we have common sense is good topic for a separate post. It provides scope for a discussion at length which our skype calls easily provide the occasion for.
Now, here are some ways I think can be done to make the dull task more fun.
So, I have been thinking, how can filling up the timesheet be made fun?
Well, it's not at all fun to fill it up on one day when you barely remember what happened a few minutes back.
While the joy of procrastination and the intensity of doing something at the last minute can be compelling, common sense tells us the timesheet has to be filled everyday.
Whether or not we have common sense is good topic for a separate post. It provides scope for a discussion at length which our skype calls easily provide the occasion for.
Now, here are some ways I think can be done to make the dull task more fun.
- Fill up your timesheet first thing in the morning for the previous day, even before you start checking your emails or start doing your work. Since we all will be super fresh in the mornings, it wont be a chore.
- Here comes the interesting part. Give yourself some reward if you make this a habit for 7 days straight. Indulge yourself. Ice cream, coffee, pizza, what not!
- Develop a natural interest to track your time, make the most of your time. That's the root. Real productivity is not how much work you do, but how efficiently you do it. So, try to become a better version of yourself by competing with yourselves.
- Take a timer and see how long it takes you to complete a task.
- If possible, have a personal timesheet tracking how you spend your other activities as well. Then copy paste work related info into the Google SS. This can also help you track personal time efficiently.
Do you have any thoughts on this? Please share!
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ReplyDeleteTry the timer https://www.toggl.com
ReplyDeleteI have toffle installed, Vani.. But I never use it :(
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