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Time Vampires
Episode Summary
The difference between proactive and reactive communication. A way you can reclaim your time and increase your productivity.
Episode Notes
Time Vampires
Proactive vs Reactive Communication
Reactive Communication
- What is Reactive Communication
- When people have a direct line of communication with you and can reach you at any time.
- Examples: Phone Calls, Emails, Text, Voice Mail, Messaging Apps, Social Media …. etc.
- These communication methods eat up you time throughout your day.
- When people do have direct communication with you, they do pleasantries: Examples: How is your day? What are you doing this weekend?
- You need to create distance between who and how you communicate.
- Reactive communication is nothing more than letting people steal time out of your day.
- They are called “Time Vampires” and they do not value your time.
- “Time Vampires” wreak havoc on your daily productivity.
Proactive Communication
- What is Proactive Communication?
- It is when you put some communication distance between you and your “Time Vampires”
- It is a set of rules in conjunction with one communication method that will free up your time.
- You have to be disciplined to take back you time.
- Here are some rules and communication methods:
- Pick a communication method and stick to it: Like “Voxer”, “Emails”, “Texts”, “Phone Calls”
- I like the “Voxer” app. Here are some that are similar: Telegram, WhatsApp, Telegram X, Zello, aTalk, Bettergram Messenger, Talkie. Just google Voxer alternatives.
- Pick 2-time frames within a day that you will communicate with people. Example: 7:00am to 7:30am and 4:00pm to 4:30pm
- Do not vary from the time frame.
- Start out slow. Pick one small group of people and apply this principle.
- As people get use to this communication, add more group in.
- You make the rules so you can make the exceptions. Just make sure you only have one or two of them.
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