{"id":6598,"date":"2023-06-14T06:52:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T06:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/?p=6598"},"modified":"2024-05-03T06:54:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T06:54:53","slug":"time-wasters-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Time Wasters At Work \u2013 How to Identify and Eliminate Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0a0a0a;color:#0a0a0a\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#Introduction\" title=\"Introduction\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#What_is_Meant_by_Wasted_Time_at_Work\" title=\"What is Meant by Wasted Time at Work?\">What is Meant by Wasted Time at Work?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#1_Unnecessary_Meetings\" title=\"1. Unnecessary Meetings\u00a0\">1. Unnecessary Meetings\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#2_Social_Media\" title=\"2. Social Media\u00a0\">2. Social Media\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#3_Overloaded_Emails\" title=\"3. Overloaded Emails\">3. Overloaded Emails<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#4_Procrastination\" title=\"4. Procrastination\u00a0\">4. Procrastination\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#5_Unclear_Objectives\" title=\"5. Unclear Objectives\u00a0\">5. Unclear Objectives\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#6_Perfectionism\" title=\"6. Perfectionism \">6. Perfectionism <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#7_Multitasking\" title=\"7. Multitasking \">7. Multitasking <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#8_Lack_of_Organization_Planning\" title=\"8. Lack of Organization &amp; Planning\u00a0\">8. Lack of Organization &amp; Planning\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#9_Using_Outdated_Technology_Equipment\" title=\"9. Using Outdated Technology &amp; Equipment\u00a0\">9. Using Outdated Technology &amp; Equipment\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#10_Helping_with_Coworkers_Tasks\" title=\"10. Helping with Coworkers&#8217; Tasks\u00a0\">10. Helping with Coworkers&#8217; Tasks\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#11_Lack_of_Delegation\" title=\"11. Lack of Delegation\u00a0\">11. Lack of Delegation\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#12_Disorganization\" title=\"12. Disorganization\u00a0\">12. Disorganization\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#Make_your_workday_more_productive\" title=\"Make your workday more productive\">Make your workday more productive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#Why_Do_Employees_Tend_to_Waste_Time_at_Work\" title=\"Why Do Employees Tend to Waste Time at Work?\">Why Do Employees Tend to Waste Time at Work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#How_DeskTrack_Helps_in_Dealing_With_Time_Wasters_at_the_Workplace\" title=\"How DeskTrack Helps in Dealing With Time Wasters at the Workplace?\">How DeskTrack Helps in Dealing With Time Wasters at the Workplace?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#1_Track_Time\" title=\"1. Track Time\">1. Track Time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#2_Track_Activities\" title=\"2. Track Activities \">2. Track Activities <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#3_Track_Productivity\" title=\"3. Track Productivity \">3. Track Productivity <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#4_Project_Timesheets\" title=\"4. Project Timesheets\u00a0\">4. Project Timesheets\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#5_Real-Time_Screen_View\" title=\"5. Real-Time Screen View \">5. Real-Time Screen View <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/time-wasters-at-work\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\u00a0\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is undebatable to mention how cut-throat competition exists in every industry you name in this global village. Therefore, no organization wants to compromise either on the quality of work or its quantity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, knowingly or unknowingly there exist time wasters at work which not only kill employees&#8217; time but also their productivity on a proportional level. <\/span><span id=\"2\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per statistics, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">around 31% of employees spend 30 minutes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a day on unnecessary tasks which we call in other words as time wasters.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-dark-red-color has-ek-indent\" style=\"--ek-indent: 20px; text-align: center; color: #224b75;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-red-color has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/appdesk.timentask.com\/site\/company-sign-up-new\">Take a Free Trial<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Meant_by_Wasted_Time_at_Work\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is Meant by Wasted Time at Work?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before listing down the time wasters at work, let&#8217;s understand what is wasted time at work. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be a partial meaning if you consider merely inaction as the only time waster.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead, if you work on less important or urgent tasks,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend meetings in which you are not required\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answer every not-so-important email sent your way or<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attending personal phone calls are some major activities that fall under time-wasting activities at work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are listed some common yet major time-wasters at work:-<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Unnecessary_Meetings\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Unnecessary Meetings\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per a consulting company Korn Ferry, approximately 67% of their employees find hindrances in performing best of their ability at work due to back-to-back meetings. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, unnecessary meetings are considered to be one of the major time-wasters at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To avoid wasting time, there are a few below-mentioned points that can be taken into consideration :<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Plan your meeting with an agenda &#8211;<\/strong> Planning a meeting with an agenda in mind prevents you and your team from getting deviated to irrelevant discussion and would save time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fix a time limit to finish meetings within it &#8211;<\/strong> Planning meetings keeping a deadline of 30 minutes or so also saves a lot of time for you and your team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Include only necessary members &#8211;<\/strong> Neither it makes sense to include the entire department in a meeting nor it is going to support the agenda decided for the meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Social_Media\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Social Media\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time-wasting at work has been more due to social media. Social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook are enough to get you lost in their scroll session. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though social media is a very effective tool for networking and marketing it is all about making a self balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solution to this sort of time waster at work is very simple wherein when you find yourself too much engrossed in social media, you should make efforts to cut back from it. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be either fixing a particular time for its usage or installing website-blocking tools like Freedom or StayFocused.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Overloaded_Emails\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Overloaded Emails<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As per a study by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McKinsey Global Institute<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 28% of employees spend their day reading and responding to emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fixing a time slot to check and respond to emails not only saves your energy for focus and refocus but also simplifies the act of checking and responding to emails.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Procrastination\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Procrastination\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Procrastination is an act of postponing completing certain tasks. Therefore, it can also be called one of the prominent time wasting activities in the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breaking tasks into smaller chunks helps deal with this time wasting activity. Let&#8217;s say you are supposed to write a 1000 words article in a day, you may probably break it into chunks of 200 words with a break. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method of breaking a task into chunks is called the Pomodoro method. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, this way you will be able to deal with the psychology of completing a heavy task which ultimately leads to procrastination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <strong>What is Procrastination at Work &amp; How to Stop It?<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Unclear_Objectives\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Unclear Objectives\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It goes without any doubt unless you have your vision\/target clear, you cannot stay focused for long on the activity that you have been doing. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unclear objectives not only become a\u00a0 reason for time wasting at the workplace but also one of the major reasons for time wasting in life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It becomes your responsibility to ensure that you and your team are well-clear about the goals and objectives that need to be achieved. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only this, train your team to set their personal goals so as to stay motivated till the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Perfectionism\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Perfectionism <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can be better than striving for excellence there should not be too much concern regarding achieving perfectionism.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of only focusing on perfectionism one should focus upon delivering the best of his performance in a given frame of time. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is definitely a time waste to spend hours and hours perfecting small details. On the other hand, the same energy can be invested in completing multiple tasks in the given course of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, you can also speak with your manager regarding the quality of work that needs to be delivered and work upon striving for perfection accordingly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Multitasking\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Multitasking <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You might have experienced that whenever you decide to multitask, your brain gets overloaded and makes more mistakes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is said, &#8221; Focus is saying yes to 1 and no to the other 99 things.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, if you get bored performing one task for a longer period of time, then you may break your multiple tasks into more manageable chunks. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hence, you will be able to skyrocket your performance by following the given guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Lack_of_Organization_Planning\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Lack of Organization &amp; Planning\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Knowing what you need to do at a given point in time is priceless and has proved to be a huge time-saving thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without prioritizing a task, you may end up wasting time and still cannot end up completing one either. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, to avoid time wasting at work, organization, and planning has to be an intrinsic part of your daily work routine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Using_Outdated_Technology_Equipment\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. Using Outdated Technology &amp; Equipment\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not that using old and outdated technology and equipment does not get your work done but considering the competition, I am sure you would not want to settle with lower productivity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It goes without saying that technology is multiplying in its latest versions every day. Therefore, to avoid time wasting at work, it becomes very crucial to stay updated to what&#8217;s latest in equipment and technology used in your business. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method will not only save a lot of time to you and your team but also would bring immense productivity at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Helping_with_Coworkers_Tasks\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10. Helping with Coworkers&#8217; Tasks\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing can beat the theory of teamwork. The distribution of work in a team is never the same. Sometimes, your team members may need extended help to complete a task on time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that your tasks are completed on time, it is always a good option to extend help to your teammates in whichever way you can. It would not only reduce their work pressure but would also save their time which would proportionally enhance the team&#8217;s efficiency of work in a given duration of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Lack_of_Delegation\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11. Lack of Delegation\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just think of taking it all on your plate! Sounds too weird and impossible right? But that&#8217;s all employees and their managers tend to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All are born with a certain capacity, therefore in order to complete a given task, you should learn to work smartly and start delegating tiny tasks either to your juniors or teammates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_Disorganization\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12. Disorganization\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you find yourself stuck at finding your oh-so-important file before your meeting? Or do you struggle to find some digital folder when it comes to sharing data in the middle of a meeting? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, these are the symptoms of disorganization.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solution <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to start decluttering your space of work and organize files belonging to some relevant folders. <\/span><span id=\"3\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method will not only release half of the stress at work but would also reduce one more time wasted at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div style=\"border-radius: 1.1rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 2rem 0rem; box-shadow: 0 0rem 0.4rem #ddd; margin: 1rem 1rem; border-top: 0.4rem solid #1e3a88;\">\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; margin: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"box-responsive\" style=\"padding-top: 3rem; width: 50%; display: inline-block;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/desktrack_call_to_action.png\" alt=\"Bio-plugin-SDK\" width=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"box-responsive\" style=\"width: 49%; float: right;\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 6px !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Make_your_workday_more_productive\"><\/span>Make your workday more productive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px !important; font-size: 17px;\">Time tracking and work management can help you reach your goals faster.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 0.5rem 0;\">\n<p class=\"\">Try 15 Days for Free<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"display: table; margin: 0 auto; background: #1e3a88; color: #fff; padding: 0.5rem 2rem; border-radius: 5rem; font-size: 1.5rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/index?get_started=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Start Free Trial<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Do_Employees_Tend_to_Waste_Time_at_Work\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Do Employees Tend to Waste Time at Work?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason for the same is definitely not a deliberate effort to show inaction towards work. On the other hand, time wasting at work for employees means either procrastinating, experiencing boredom, etc. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to getting down to the root cause of it, there are internal and external time-wasters at work. However, we have understood them all miscellaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"4\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statista research<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 80% of employees find chatty colleagues as the most distracting element in a workplace wherein office noise holds the second position with 70%. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides, overwhelming changes at work are said to distract a share of 61% with meeting distractions to impact a share of 60%. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, for a share of 56% of employees, social media is a huge potential for wasting time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_DeskTrack_Helps_in_Dealing_With_Time_Wasters_at_the_Workplace\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How DeskTrack Helps in Dealing With Time Wasters at the Workplace?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are some benefits that help in dealing with time wasters at the workplace:<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Track_Time\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Track Time<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTrack tracks not only your Desktop time but also <\/span>Productive<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; <\/span>Unproductive<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> time.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Such a system clearly sets a demarcation between your duration of presence at the desktop and productive &#8211; unproductive duration. Take your business one step ahead with accurate &amp; authenticate time logs of attendance, activities &amp; tasks performed by using the <a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/time-tracking-software\">best employee time tracking software<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Track_Activities\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Track Activities <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTrack is not only designed to track your time at work but also it is developed in such a way that it tracks all your activities performed in the system. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be it how much you have accessed work-related files, URLs, or apps or accessed your personal work-related files\/URLs, DeskTrack captures it all with the application and url tracking software<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Track_Productivity\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Track Productivity <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your productivity at work directly indicates how well you manage to get rid of time-wasters at the workplace. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, DeskTrack, an <a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/productivity-monitoring-software\"><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;employee productivity tracker &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:4225,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;}\">employee productivity tracker <\/span><\/a>is designed to create metrics of the productivity delivered by you in a given course of time.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Project_Timesheets\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Project Timesheets\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This feature of DeskTrack is proved to be more useful to managerial employees as they can clearly observe which team member is progressing or where he stands on the allotted projects.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Real-Time_Screen_View\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Real-Time Screen View <\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This feature developed in <a href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\">DeskTrack<\/a> again solves managerial\/admin purposes to keep a close watch on real-time employees&#8217; activities. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This feature lets management observe time wasters in an organization and come up with relevant solutions regarding it.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To explore more of its solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"5\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeskTrack is incomparably designed to capture billable hours finished by employees on a daily basis. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This not only does a relevant cost-cutting for the management but also encourages employees to avoid time-wasting at work and enhance their productivity.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline has-dark-red-color has-ek-indent\" style=\"--ek-indent: 20px; text-align: center; color: #224b75;\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-dark-red-color has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/desktrack.timentask.com\/demo\">Get Free Demo<\/a><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To put it in a nutshell, once you figure out the <\/span>Time Wasters At Work<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is responsible for your decreased efficiency, you can definitely enjoy the benefits of an improved workflow. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will not only set you more productive but also more motivated, self-confident, and happier.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Struggling to eliminate activities wasting time in offices? 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