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"It is easy to fall into the trap of wasting time on non-productive tasks," according to the article "Getting Organized: 50 Ideas for More Effective Use of Your Time," in the Exchange best selling book The Art of Leadership: Managing Early Childhood Organizations. The article continues...
"It is often tempting to avoid difficult high-priority tasks by being very busy with routine tasks. Such tasks (filing letters, answering phone calls, reorganizing the desk) do require hard work and can yield a sense of accomplishment since many items will be checked off your to do list by the end of the week. However, this sense of accomplishment will be illusory if the activities fail to contribute significantly toward the survival and upgrading of your center.... You should strive to work smarter, concentrating your efforts on high-priority tasks, not harder, occupying your time with low-priority tasks."
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