This post tells the story of a Blogger who is damn busy and busiest person on the planet after President. This post depicts how he spends time on doing some productive and non-productive work. The Quote for him seems to be perfect:
“Opportunity us missed by most because it is dressed in Overall and looks like work”
Images used in Infographic, courtesy FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Now its your turn:
Your views, How you adhere to your TO-DO List and how you avoid getting distracted from all what is happening on Social Media? You are requested to share your thoughts in comments.
Thanks for taking your time and reading this.
Hi Sapna ji,
Today exactly …exactly the same happened to me, i made a list of work to do and thought to stick to it.I had calls ,i shifted to see mails and messages,i was writing my article in between i saw my lonely guitar lying at edge of the wall and started playing for half an hour….Than i lost some time watching others blog.. Ogod .I tell you this time according to my work list i should write a article and was writing it to but again stoped it and searching others blog to see what is the new update.
I can understand a blogger have alot of things to do but working all the time without distraction is little impossible but yes time managment can solve this.
K Now let me complete my story with your last point as i am thinking to stick to my work to do list from tomorrow ..Lol….
Thank You
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HI Shorya
Yes we all new bloggers face this type of issue, we try to do multitasking and that really take more time then we expect and most of the times we get struck up. At times I infact forget the last task which I have been working on.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Hi Sapna,
Your blog is now my top #2 visiting site after Bizsugar and thank you for passing this message to other bloggers. Well, I’ve made such mistakes since last year which resulted me wasted almost 7months doing nothing but as of last year December, I decided to kick start something up which resulted me achieving more goals and I have sworn never to be distracted again by my friends.
A lot of bloggers are still struggling with everything you said on this post and right now, I’m going to do other of my work
Thanks for this inspiring post!
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HI Valentine
Thanks for that. We all at one time or other try to miss the most important and love to do which is least important.
Glad to know that you have started to follow your to-do list.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
nice descriptive about the cycle
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this exactly i have seen with many of them
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Hi Sahil
Thanks for that. We all are guilty of missing the To-DO list at one time of other.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
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Kumar sir, indeed a very funny yet impressive way to tell the story of such a busy person.
Keep updating.
Thanks Charmie,
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
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Hi Sapna MA’AM
Nice Infographic… i really like this point Crazy blogger behaves.. there are 365 hrs in one day.. Thanks for sharing
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HI Mosam
Thanks for that. Oh yes when we plan, we try to achieve so much in a day that we forget the no of hrs there in a day.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Hi Sapna,
I like the part 2 of this infographic because I do it most. I check analytics every morning and check alexa to know my new ranking.
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HI Omar.
Right, we all check Google analytics and Alexa rank and our rank at times determines our happiness and put us on the course.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Hi Sapna,
Great infographic as always.
Yes, this used to happen to me. I am easily distracted by the emails and social media stuff and at the end of the day, I haven’t achieved anything plus all the distractions from my kids.
But I decided to close all channels when I am working and started to prioritize my tasks and do the most important ones while the kids are in school and leave the least important ones till night time when they are sleeping.
Thanks for such a real-life manifestation of a naive blogger. Love it!
Be Blessed,
Neamat
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HI Neamat
Thanks for that.
I think I have not been able to overcome this completely, though I am trying my best to avoid distractions. At times I’m successful in prioritizing the work but it works for few days and then everything is gone.
I’m trying my best to avoid distractions hoping one day I will be successful.
Thanks for stopping by and adding value through your comments.
Sapna
Cute infographic Sapna,
I don’t get distracted because I have a list of what needs to be done everyday and I make sure that I focus on that list more then play around online. I won’t answer the phone if I’m in the middle of something and I don’t keep Facebook open to just chat with everyone.
I’m actually not on the social sites like a lot of people that much. I only get on a few times a day and respond to people or strike up a conversation. I have way too many other things to do besides that.
I do know a lot of people like this though so you’re right. It happens way more then it should. Hope this was a wake up call for many.
~Adrienne
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Hi Adrienne
You are a seasoned blogger and a very experienced and I know you have mastered the art of time management. But naive blogger like me, still learning the basics of time management.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts, Appreciate your time. You have been a great source of inspiration for everyone.
Sapna
Sapna, this is a typical day for many bloggers. It does seem like I have a lot to do. I think the President duties are different, but I am certainly more busy than the average person.
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HI Michael
You are a seasoned blogger, and great in time management. Yes you are right we are more busy than the average person. But as per CBS news President work for around 9 hrs, and I feel we work more than him as well.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts and for all your support.
Sapna
Hi Sapna, I actually am very good at completing lists of tasks. I usually bribe myself with a reward not only at the end but at key points within the list. It is a real incentive to get the work done as it is so easy to get distracted when you work from home.
Enjoy the journey.
Mandy
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HI Mandy
Glad to know that you have been able to complete all the tasks and sadly I don’t fathom to complete more than 50% of my tasks in near future, but I know I’m improving.
I really like your idea of rewarding after every key point, probably this is what I can do for myself as well.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
That is pretty much how my first year of blogging looked like. I don’t have a system anymore for blogging. I just take care of the basics and everything else from there works itself out.
Take Care.
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HI Justin
I think you rightly said first year is going to be the same for me as well.I ‘m trying to improve, let’s see how the thing turn up for me.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
This is a great infographic.. It seems blogging is too tough but still I want to start soon. Thanks sapna for amazing infographs on your blog.
HI Siddhartha.
Thanks for that. Blogging is very tough, tougher than the jobs we most have been in. Waiting for your blog.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
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Hi Sapna,
I’d like how you improve your infographics over time and they are getting better and better dear
Well, I’d say there are many busy folks out there than president though
As I’ve heard of some, they comes from a poor family and get neglected but touch the Sky at the end in hard way.
Anyway, on top of all, I believe the one who loves what they do never force him/her to do anything though
Actually I’ve heard that people who wanna earn money spend all time and effort by getting himself to the maximum motivation level but finally health is bad, no one there and life is like mess. We gotta decide what’s the best for us and if we feel the thing we do is tough than love, then there’s a problem too, no Spana? 
Have a GREAT weekend ahead dear
Cheers…
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HI Mayura
Since you are a technical person, I was expecting this from you, I would say I’m still learning many things but slowly I will surely build on this and I know there are many people who have been neglected by the society but have been able to make big.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts with the most lengthy comments.
Sapna
Interesting infographic! I like the way you see things, but it’s a fact that it happens to many of us. Thanks for sharing.
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HI Kent
Welcome to my blog.
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Sapna
This is so true.Come to think of it,at least I follow…..Unfortunatly…similar schedule which I will change
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Thank you sir for your visit and for your great comments and sharing your schedule with everyone here.
Sapna
Seriously it’s a true post from my blogging life this infographic rocks
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HI Shree
Thanks for that. It’s similar schedule for most of us who are starting fresh.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Hi Sapna
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I love your infographics, do they take you lobg to do?
It can be so easy to get distracted if you are not careful, I think we are all guilty of it at some stage, I used to spend way too long checking emails and social media sites but now I switch off from all that in order to complete the tasks on my daily list, I do check my emails first thing and later on in the day, then it is down to my list. I limit myself the time I spend on Social sites and Forums, it is so easy to lose a few hours in these sites and the day is over and you have not finished all you wanted to achieve!
Thanks for sharing, hope you have a great weekend
Pauline
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HI Pauline
Welcome back to my blog. Oh yes at times it takes too much out of me. Glad you have been able to meet your schedule on regular basis but most of the bloggers who have started fresh have not been able to do the time management very well. They still are learning the tricks of the trade. Hope they will get better with time.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Sapna: Very funny except that this is to true. How do I practice tax law and do some of these other most important things. Sometimes, it just “Step Away From Social Media.” It is a very hard balancing act with no set formula. I guess keeping to your schedule and tasks required is the only way to go.
HI Steve
Welcome to my blog.
You have used Right terminology – it’s hard balancing act, but at times it becomes very difficult following the schedule and most of us waste time on the most unproductive work. I have been through this many times and I feel it has become a part and parcel of naive bloggers life to adhere to these distractions.
I’m trying my best to possibly reduce those and then gradually improve.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
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hey Sapna
What an amazing post written by you first of all, secondly, you’ve hit the spot on by presenting the agony and predicament of a blogger on a daily basis by simple imagery.
very often, these things happen to me too, blogging can drive you nuts sometimes
Thanks for the great share
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HI Mohit
Thanks for that. I was trying to depict my story and could that this could happen to anyone who is unable to prioritize. Will see you on your blog.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
You are so right on this fact that the blogger is as busy as the president. We have all been there done that. Now I don’t even bother. Any how, the crazy blogger is the life of so many bloggers trying to crack the blogging code. Very funny and to the point.
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HI Shalu jee
Thank you so much for your insightful comments as always. You have been a great support.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Hey Sapna, regardless of what ANYONE tells you, we ALL started like this (if not worse).
Learning how to manage your time and be as productive as possible without interruptions from the Internet is almost impossible in the beginning and this happens only because there’s a habit in what we do on our computers.
For people that used to work with computers when there was no internet (or at least when it wasn’t available to the public) you had no distractions unless you wanted to play games or do something else besides work.
With today’s technology you can play, listen to music, watch shows, communicate with others, it’s almost impossible that you can get some work done on the same device you use for entertainment.
Having said that, the more you are aware that you can be more productive than what you already are, the less distracted you’ll get.
There are a ton of applications and strategies that can measure your productivity based on your given metrics and what you use your computer for.
I use RescueTime for this and you can google for the Pomodoro technique too.
If you combine this app and this technique with an organized plan, there’s no way you can get distracted.
All the best and good luck Sapna!
Sergio
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Hi Sergio
I would say most new blogger’s face the same dilemma and they are unable to focus on to what is more important for them. Distractions in present context are unavoidable but surely we can reduce them.
I am going to look into your suggested tools next week for sure.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts and adding value.
Sapna
Right! A blogger must be the busiest person on the planet. content creation, networking, comment moderation etc etc. So much work is there but still blogging is the best thing I ever started N doing. Thanks for creative infographs Sapna.
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HI Atish
Yes you are right we all love blogging even though it takes a lot of effort and at times we are doing less important but more interested work.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
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Sapna,
exactly right! So much to do and not enough hours. Especially when family is not supportive and still have one or two “hamster wheel” jobs to run. You see, we still have to work for living (as of yet). The grip of the matrix is very powerful. It needs momentum to let go.
The sure way to fail is to give up. So, despite of the stress and unaccomplished to do list, we must keep going. Thank you, Sapna! I really enjoyed reading ths story.
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HI Margarita
I have seen that when we prepare a To-DO list, we don’t have any contingency plan, we prepare it as though we will be having 12 productive hrs, but practically it is less than 4-5 hrs.
You rightly said, we must keep going and do not think of giving up.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts.
Sapna
Hi Sapna, I admit that I recognized myself a bit in this. It is truly amazing how much time you can waste in social media. Best to stay focused no matter how difficult that may be!
Thanks for this delightful reminder.
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Hi Sapna
I agree with Sergio, we are probably all guilty of wasting enormous amounts of time when we first start out on what doesn’t serve us well.
Some days are easier to stay focused than others. Not side tracked by Facebook or Twitter, but gave up worrying about the stats for now. Spent too much time keeping records of stuff and never getting other things moving in the right direction. I know a lot of stuff is important, but there is not 40 hours in a day, so something has to give.
So I have narrowed it down to three things to stay focused on for the majority of my time. At least now at the end of the week I can see a big difference. If the week has not as a whole gone as well as hoped, I just step it up in the weak direction.
Thanks for the fun graphic…it will be a reminder to accomplish something each day.
Mary
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one of the best pots i had ever read and i would like to confess that i am doing the same mistakes these days but after reading this beutifull post i m feeling wake up.
Hi Sapna
My main distraction is my kids! But that’s the way it should be as a stay at home dad so it’s ok. I just have to work around it.
I often find myself doing the things I like first though rather than the things that will make me productive. That I definitely need to reconsider!
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Hi Sapna,
Awesome infographic! Yours is always a dose of entertainment as well as learning. Thanks!
I don’t get distracted easily because I will put my phone on silent and let family members know that I am at work. Like most people, I have a list of what needs to be done everyday. I cross out those that I cannot finish and carry forward to another day. I also tweak the tasks as I go to make sure that they are ‘challenging’ but not ‘impossible’ tasks.
Loving your work, Sapna! keep up the great work!
Viola The Business Mum
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Hi Sapna,
What I usually do when I’m online is to prioritise my activities and do all I can to follow this. By doing this, I know which activity is most important at any particular time and just get on with this. I used to get distracted a lot by other things happening like Facebook messages and Tweets, but I’m getting much better.
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OMG, this one is too funny Sapna, I could really relate! I am trying to slow it down for 2013. It was too crazy in 2012. I’m just focusing on a few social sites and not trying to be everywhere to everyone. Even if it means turning down a guest post here and there. There are only so many hours in a day. Love this one!
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Hi Sapna,
Funny But True Infographic. I liked your post very much. As I said on my previous comment on your post. It is also related to me and my wife. We both are busy in our work. It is difficult to manage home, office and blogging life. Still trying to manage all things. Hope will get success in all aspects.
Sounds like someone from us! I really recognized at least two of my friends who act the same way) well, life, what can i say.
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it was funny to read, thanks for the post! You have a great blog! Well done
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Unbelievable Sapna:
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Seriously you every post is such type of that any person can’t leave your website until he read the whole story. i have bookmarked your website to read all the post on a daily basis. Thank you and keep it going
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LOL…I just couldn’t help than to laugh. Indeed the naive blogger is far busier than the president.
That was exactly what I went through when I started with my blog.
Never a truer word, Sapna, never a truer word – it’s so easy to get sucked into all that social media stuff and get nothing else done.
This infographic’s great fun, but reflects a painful truth for many bloggers – as you say, you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. I guess that’s why a lot of people resort to automated tweets etc. but I hate all that stuff.
I think prioritisation’s the answer and just learning to say ‘no’.
Thanks for this – excellent stuff!
Sue
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Your name is Shapna, but you always working on reality. That’s really interesting. I think every blogger are facing the same problem.
keep write this type of Info graphic . Thanks for this info graphic and also thanks for next in advance..
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This is an excellent inforgraph! yes Bloggers are always busy bees. They have to write for their self, write for others in the name of Guest post, participate in social networking websites, visit other blogs to read n comment and so on. Thanks for sharing the nice information, am requesting you to continue your marvelous work.
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Sapna – This was a hilarious infographic, and it made me stick on until the end unlike many others. The story of a day in a bloggers life has been portrayed in the visual form covering all the important aspects of course.
Great job, keep them coming.
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I used to get distracted a lot by other things happening like Facebook messages and Tweets, but I’m getting much better.