18 time wasters that drain our productivity

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Many books and articles have been written on personal productivity in the workplace and business. One book that offers a unique perspective on time wasters and productivity is The 4 Hour Workweek by author Tim Ferriss. Although this is not a Christian book, I believe many of the principles that Tim embraces are valid and useful ones to increase productivity.

If left unchecked and unscheduled, these time wasters can drain valuable productive time:

1. Phone calls
   
2. E-mail
3. Web surfing
4. Personal business
5. Texting; instant messaging.
6. Web 2.0 - social networking
7. Unscheduled meetings
8. Unfocused meetings
9. Unproductive, unnecessary reading
10. Multi-tasking
11. Endless to-do lists
12. TV and other media
13. Constant organizing and reorganizing
    

Other personal issues can get in the way as well such as:

1. Lack of energy
2. Lack of focus
3. Sickness
4. Lack of sleep
5. Stress