How to Work Smart, Not Hard

Working smarter, not harder, is an age-old adage, and if you master the concept, your entire working life will be easier. There are simple techniques that you can employ to save steps and tedium from almost any task.


Steps :

1. Assess everything that needs to be done.

2. Make an outline.

3. Consider your materials.

4. Follow your plan and don't deviate from it - unless you must.

5. Delegate to the right people at the right times.

6. Work parallel.

7. Control clients by communicating properly.

• Stick to your policies.
• Give one to three choices - never more.

8. Never willingly trap yourself into accepting a bad job.

9. Work as hard and as efficiently as possible, and finish each job as quickly as you can.

10. Recognize the point of 'diminishing returns. (When you're so tired that you realize it's taking you twice or three times longer to do a job than normal, you need to call it a day. Rest at least a few hours, and come back fresher, so that you can be strong at the end of the job.)

11. Finish strong. (It's sooooo important! Being dead tired and sluggish at the finish line is not smart - it's foolish. Be sure that you are well rested at deadline time. On the day a client is expected to pick up his or her job, go over it with a fine-toothed comb )