I Tracked My Work Hours for a Month. Here's What I Found

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I Tracked My Work Hours for a Month

Here's what I found

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Hello, everyone. I'm a junior accountant in Manila. I always felt busy, but I didn't know where my time went. So, for one month, I wrote down everything I did at work.

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01I Tracked My Work Hours for a Month
Hello, everyone. I'm a junior accountant in Manila. I always felt busy, but I didn't know where my time went. So, for one month, I wrote down everything I did at work.
Hola a todos. Soy contadora junior en Manila. Siempre me sentía ocupada, pero no sabía en qué se me iba el tiempo. Así que, durante un mes, anoté todo lo que hacía en el trabajo.
02How I Did It
My method was simple. I used a spreadsheet and updated it every hour. I put each task into one of four groups: real accounting work, meetings, email, and small interruptions.
Mi método fue sencillo. Usé una hoja de cálculo y la actualizaba cada hora. Clasifiqué cada tarea en uno de cuatro grupos: trabajo contable real, reuniones, correo electrónico e interrupciones pequeñas.
The numbers on this slide are made up for practice. They are not real data.
03The Results
The results surprised me. Only about forty percent of my time went to real accounting work. The other sixty percent went to meetings, email, and interruptions.
Los resultados me sorprendieron. Solo alrededor del cuarenta por ciento de mi tiempo se dedicaba a trabajo contable real. El otro sesenta por ciento se iba en reuniones, correos e interrupciones.
The numbers on this slide are made up for practice. They are not real data.
04The Biggest Surprise
The biggest surprise was email. I checked it more than thirty times a day, and each time it took me a few minutes to focus again.
La mayor sorpresa fue el correo electrónico. Lo revisaba más de treinta veces al día, y cada vez me costaba unos minutos volver a concentrarme.
The numbers on this slide are made up for practice. They are not real data.
05What I Changed
Based on this, I made three changes. I now check email only three times a day, I asked for shorter meetings, and I block one quiet hour every morning for deep work.
A partir de esto, hice tres cambios. Ahora reviso el correo solo tres veces al día, pedí reuniones más cortas y reservo una hora tranquila cada mañana para el trabajo profundo.
06One Month Later
One month later, I tracked my time again. My real work went up from forty to fifty-five percent, and I left the office on time more often.
Un mes después, volví a registrar mi tiempo. Mi trabajo real subió del cuarenta al cincuenta y cinco por ciento, y salí de la oficina a tiempo más seguido.
The numbers on this slide are made up for practice. They are not real data.
07Conclusion
In short, I couldn't fix my time until I measured it. Try tracking your own day for just one week. You might be surprised, too. Thank you.
En resumen, no pude mejorar el uso de mi tiempo hasta que lo medí. Prueben a registrar su propio día durante solo una semana. Puede que ustedes también se sorprendan. Gracias.

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I Tracked My Work Hours for a Month. Here's What I Found