We’ve all been there before.
You show up to work, settle in at your desk, open your email and…there’s nothing urgent demanding your attention.
No new tasks or projects on your plate.
Your calendar looks wide open.
Uh oh.
Now what?
Cue the panic as you frantically scroll through old emails and tidy up your desktop (for the third time that week).
Anything to look busy in case your boss walks by!
The last thing you want is for them to think you’re slacking off.
But let’s be real: we’ve all faced a slow workday when we genuinely had nothing to do.
As a busy gal always on the go, I’ve mastered the art of appearing productive during downtime at work.
And let me tell you, it’s not easy trying to look busy when you’re bored out of your mind!
Here are some of my favorite tricks for creatively filling those empty hours:
Reorganize your desktop and folders
Is there a method to your desktop madness?
Ha, unlikely!
Spend time finally tidying up those messy folders and categorizing documents.