100 things to do in your 8hr working day? Yuhh! While you are squeezing and shoving the 100 things you have to do into the duffel bag..call "My Day", your Lead comes up to you and says - "Dude, I have sent you an email with 3 crucial issues". Your mind quickly calculates them as 103 things now and then you get angry, workedup and all frustrated and just want to quit the job and move to a deserted island in the middle of nowehere. Well, this is a typical scene in most offices of today. People often blame their superiors for poor planning..so on..and.. so forth. The crankiness and cribbing just makes work a chore.
Well, poor planning is one thing. But, there are also other things to consider. The need of the hour keeps changing and we need to be "Smart workers" to be able to fit things into our schedule appropriately. And then.. there is another thing where you need to open up that mouth and tell the Lead what the problem is and your estimate of the whole thing. Clear understanding and communication brings down a lot of barriers. This is missing with most of us. Most of us still dont do "Smart Work". I would say that "Smart Work" doesnot just involve planning an time management, it involves a whole lot more - Communication, proper estimation and analysis, Keeping to short-term goals, being more responsible and committed..and a whole lot more.
It is easy to complain and fall into that hole of self-pity and "Everybody hates me" grumpy attitude. Running away from things wont solves anything either. It follows you whereever you go, unless you are prepared to change and make the whole situation easier on you.
Usually, I am good at assessing situations and getting hold of things. About 5 months ago, when I joined my current workplace, I totally lost my mind. The whole balance between Official and personal life was lost - not that I have much of a personal life per se, still, I just couldnt manage things the way I wanted to. But, on that journey back from home, I made up my mind, assessed things and worked them out. I had to change my perspective a lot more than I thought. But, it helped me and still helps. Now, I am working more at my Management skills. For those who know me - Lets just say we all need to sometimes let go :)
