Decreasing the ARGH moments at work

It’s no secret, sometimes work is just plain frustrating. No matter what your position, level or status in a company we all have things we like to do, don’t like to do and completely despise doing. So how do you limit the frustrating, ARGH, moments in your day? A newsletter from Sonar6 entilited, “The 10% Cure for Frustration” recommended making a list for each of the following “buckets” in regards to your job:

A. The sweet stuff. This is the part of the job that makes you feel proud, satisfied or accomplished.

B. The day-to-day bits – workable, they don’t suck, but they sure aren’t a reason for getting out of bed in the morning

C. The really frustrating things about the job that are making you crazy – the ARGH moments!!

Once you have created your list for the three buckets, put a percentage for the amount of time you spend in each.  Your goal should then be to decrease bucket C by 10% and increase bucket A by 10%. In other words, what can you cut out, delegate or reassign to someone that may be more qualified and may even enjoy those things that you despise doing. Or maybe some of the things you are doing in bucket C are unnecessary, time wasters, or inefficient.  Really pinpoint those ARGH moments and figure out a way to decrease the time spent in them.  This will free up more time for you to spend in bucket A, leading to a healthier, more productive you!

Question to our readers: What other methods or techniques do you use to help decrease your ARGH moments at work?