Avoid This 7 Mistakes Before You Start Working

The first few minutes before starting the work day is the most decisive moment for your productivity during the day. Many activities before work that was potentially disrupt your focus.

There are a number of studies that show some of the things that can trap you in the first 10 minutes of work. One of them turned out to have coffee.

According to some studies, drinking coffee before work can interfere with your productivity.

More, the following seven mistakes that often you do the first 10 minutes while working in the office as reported by Business Insider on Thursday (12/03/2015):

1. Coming late

You can ruin even before the working day begins. A recent study found that employers tend to pay attention to the employees who arrive late and give low performance.

Even if the home is too fast, the value of underperformance as well haunt you. Although many feel is not fair, but that's the reality.

2. Not greet the coworkers

Before starting work, make sure you say hello to colleagues in the office and do a little chat. Labor expert Lynn Taylor said, starting the day working quietly without greeting another colleague will make you a person who's hard to talk to others.

3. Drinking coffee

If you are among those who drink coffee at breakfast, you should stop the habit. A recent study suggests, the best time to drink coffee is after 09.30 am.

That's because cortisol hormone that regulates your body's energy peaked between 08:00 to 09:00 o'clock in the morning. When you drink coffee at this time, your body will be more dependent on caffeine and produce less cortisol.

4. Answering email

Directly answering emails after sitting at the desk can interfere with your productivity. According to international business writer Michael Kerr, the first 10 minutes it should be taken to choose which emails are important.

According to him, checking e-mail can be one of the tasks that make the perpetrator feel great work already completed. By doing so, he tends to forget the working agenda of priorities.

5. Working without a schedule

Before working, make sure you have an agenda of its own. Make sure you know the priority that must be completed that day and make a new schedule in the calendar for the next job.

All that needs to be done so that you always focus on work.

6. Have negative thinking

You may have to jostle on the train, or maybe you had a fight with your spouse the night before. Never let such thoughts distract you at work.
Remember, various negative thoughts must be eliminated before you start working. This condition can increase productivity in the office.

7. Conducting meetings

Meeting in the morning can throw a lot of good energy in yourself. According to labor experts, the morning should intended for tasks that require high concentration and focus as writing or checking various important documents.

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