Use a tried-and-true strategy to get back in charge of your workday.\n\nNowadays, people's schedules are jam-packed. The increased length of our to-do lists has forced us\nto work longer hours. But we're under more pressure than ever before, and we appear to be falling\nfurther and further behind. Every moment of our supposed downtime is marred by interruptions\nthat force us to return to our jobs. Everyone keeps telling us that setting priorities will get us out\nof this jam, but that strategy is flawed.\nExpert on productivity Ann Gomez offers a new way to tackle the problems with today's time,\nsuch as having too many priorities, too many distractions, and too much complexity, in her book\nWorkday Warrior. We can get along quite fine without additional time, self-control, or resolve. A more direct strategy is required if we are to recover our time and improve our work habits. In order\nto maximise our output, we need narrow our focus, avoid distractions, and streamline our processes.\n