If you are feeling overwhelmed at work consider speaking with your manager to determine priorities. Call a meeting right away. In general there are usually three or four activities for where exceeding expectations is needed however focusing 95% of your work there is more productivity. Once you have that agreement with your boss, you can avoid surprises. You save time because you are no longer working on the menial and routine tasks.
Getting distracted is easy because you may want to daydream about your next vacation or watch the latest TikTok but wasting valuable time on non-work activities can get a schedule off-kilter. Free time every now and then can be helpful however consider making a plan to work for a specific period of time then schedule meetings with key people to have information needed to finish your work more efficiently.
Learn to delegate work to people that can efficiently complete the work. Also try to avoid activities that are not part of your description. Even if you’re not in a management position find creative ways to have others help you.
