newsletter archive.
(Previously published under the title Extreme Profits
under ISSN 1925-8941)
Pushback zealots, buying time
Interruptions are the number one time waster. These come in many forms - intrusive phone calls, intrusive and unwanted e-mail, staff who drop by to ask you a quick question, socializing, handling others' perceived emergencies, and so on. I'm sure you can add to this list easily.