Make a commitment to finishing your project by agreeing to give the other person a copy of your work by a certain deadline. If you have a call to make, pick up the phone and dial. If you have something to read, get out the book, find your place and begin to read. Find out by doing a time log. Use your time log to highlight patterns and then identify what you want to change.
Effectiveness is about doing the right things and is concerned with prioritising and completion.
Actual working time is a realistic calculation of the time you need for a task and it includes the time you take to think about, plan, carry out, reflect on, revise and complete the task. If so, there s room for adjustment. Prioritise your proposed tasks and actions by asking yourself if they are feasible, suitable and acceptable. Cultivate the habit of getting things done. Break the habit of leaving things unfinished.