Stuart Levine at MSNBC has some tips on getting more out of your working day. Time burglars beware, some of us are trying to get out at 5.
4. I got it.
As soon as you understand exactly what someone is explaining, tell them in one way or another, “I got it.” Doing so frees them to move on and cover more ground. Similarly, if someone else says “I got it” to you when you’re explaining a point, stop. Ignoring such feedback is a mistake, one that detail-oriented people are particularly vulnerable to. Because they value the details, they feel that others will, too. Of course, not everyone does.
Have your own tips?
Eight ways to save time at the office - [MSNBC]
i have to say, when somebody interrupts me to say “i got it” or something similar, i find it tremendously irritating. it makes me feel they are cutting me off. i work with a number of very smart people; often they THINK they know what i am going to say but they really don’t. and then to quiz them, as the author recommends, to make sure they really do have it seems a bit offensive, uh, back. in the interest of high productivity it can be possible to cut out so many of the pleasantries of working with people that it’s no longer fun to be in the office.
Sometime the people don’t know what you meant when you try to explain to them something, and they still say “I got it!” What can you do with such people?
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Maybe by saying “I got it!” will save some time but it will consume something else. It is not sure that the listener understood what explainer meant when he was interrupted. -> Risk of misleading and misunderstanding. Always keep the communication and interaction with the co-workers, never try to cut those. That is the key:)
Use “understood” instead. It’s less intrusive and more polite.
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