How To Make Your Office Desktop More Efficient
Here are 8 useful tips to help you take control of your office computer, so you'll have more time to conquer the workpile
If you find yourself overwhelmed at work, take some time out to tidy up your office computer. A cluttered digital workstation can reduce efficiency and create more stress for you.
Read the following tips to help you create a less busy, more organised desktop:
1. Pen a to-do list
2. Unsubscribe to mailers you no longer read
3. Delete things
4. Create a separate email account solely for online shopping notifications
You love shopping. And you hate missing a bargain. Olivia recommends creating an e-mail account (for example, iloveshopping@gmail.com) to store the online discount codes sent to you. This way, you’ll know exactly where to go on the weekend and won’t miss out on deals.
5. Don't forget the taskbar
6. Download a time management app
Rescuetime is an online tracking system that runs in the background on your smartphone or desktop while it’s in use. It gives you detailed reports of the time you spent on any website or app, how productive you were and whether you achieved your goals. At the same time, it blocks distracting websites during hours that you designate.
7. Use collaborative apps
8. Get more space
HR might not be crazy happy about this, but having two monitors at your workstation lessens the hassle of minimising and toggling between windows, and a larger desktop space means you can access more open documents at once.
For more tips like these, read Here's How Often You Should Be Cleaning Your Office Desk, 10 Healthy Snacks To Keep In Your Office and 10 Gross Office Habits Making You Sick.
Text: Christa Choo / Her World Singapore June 2016
Additional Reporting: Elizabeth Liew