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What is eating up your time? Interruptions and distractions keep me from my most important work. Most come in the form of emails and phone calls. Have you heard of 4D time management? Before responding to any request, filter them through the 4Ds, a simple yet effective time management method: Delete (or drop). Scan through all your emails for unwanted emails. I can usually delete half or more of my emails without opening them. I am especially brutal when I return from vacation and have to go through a backlog of emails. Delegate. If someone else can perform a task at least two-thirds as well as you, delegate it. You are not limited to delegating downwards to those who report to you. You can also delegate across departments, horizontally to your peers and even upwards. If you find you don’t have anyone to delegate to, can you start training someone or outsource the task? Defer. Some tasks can be done later, but no later than the last responsible moment. (This applies especially