The Art of Looking Busy When You Have Nothing to Do at Work
<p>We’ve all been there before.</p>
<p>You show up to work, settle in at your desk, open your email and…there’s nothing urgent demanding your attention.</p>
<p>No new tasks or projects on your plate.</p>
<p>Your calendar looks wide open.</p>
<p>Uh oh.</p>
<p><em>Now what?</em></p>
<p>Cue the panic as you frantically scroll through old emails and tidy up your desktop (for the third time that week).</p>
<p>Anything to look busy in case your boss walks by!</p>
<p>The last thing you want is for them to think you’re slacking off.</p>
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<p>But let’s be real: we’ve all faced a slow workday when we genuinely had nothing to do.</p>
<p>As a busy gal always on the go, I’ve mastered the art of <em>appearing</em> productive during downtime at work.</p>
<p>And let me tell you, it’s not easy trying to look busy when you’re bored out of your mind!</p>
<h1>Here are some of my favorite tricks for creatively filling those empty hours:</h1>
<h2>Reorganize your desktop and folders</h2>
<p><em>Is there a method to your desktop madness?</em></p>
<p>Ha, unlikely!</p>
<p>Spend time finally tidying up those messy folders and categorizing documents.</p>
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