In today's competitive world, working overtime is almost counted in your regular work schedule. And then things so turn up that you start living at our workplaces and visiting your own homes!

There is so much to do out there in the world outside your workplace! It will require just a little bit of reorganization in your style of working and the rest of your life will automatically be reorganized, with a lot of space for fun and family!

o Priorities
Of course nobody needs to be told that the most important work is to be taken up first. What needs to be done is identifying correctly, the most important job for the day and for that you need to set up the right criteria for prioritization.

o Job-List
Even if there are just two major tasks for the day, list them in your diary along with the sub-tasks related to each. This not just simplifies work-approach, but also makes it easier to wind up tasks by eliminating confusion. It will give you a clear idea as to what percent of the task has been completed, and how much more time will you require for the rest of it.

o Get Organised
Those heaps and piles of unorganized sheets and files not just effects the way your work-table looks, but also the way your time-table looks. Every time you end up spending about 5 to 7 minutes searching for that important one!
Also make it a habit to document and record every important detail. It makes referring back so much simpler, and saves a good amount of time too. In the beginning it might seem like a botheration and even a waste of time, but you'll realize, it is actually a great time-saver!

o High Point
Everyone has a High Point every day… a time when your energy level is at its maximum and you feel fully enthusiastic and motivated to work. Identify your High Point, and schedule the most important or the most 'brain-consuming' work for that time. You can also identify your boss's High Point if you keenly observe for a few days. This will help save a lot of unnecessary effort because in that period he will approve of things easily.

o Keep it Cool
Relax! Train your brain 'not to panic' as the deadline approaches or when a major blunder occurs. You tend to make more mistakes when you panic, and take even more time to correct them! Panic can cause delays after delays. So gulp a chilled glass of water and start again, you'll do your job much quickly with a cool mind.

Life is simple, keep it that way. Don't let unnecessary overtime deprive you of the other worldly pleasures. After all, you need time to enjoy the money you are earning by working so hard, don't you?