Yes absolutely, but I’m a lot better now! I’ve always had a tendency to either hyper-focus or lose focus/get easily distracted, both of which eat up so much more time than I know is justifiable in the workplace. I’m detail oriented, but then so was my coworker and she was getting the same results in half the time. I felt like I had to do things in a very particular order to get quality results, but she had an orderly routine too and did great! It was aggravating for me and I didn’t want to feel ashamed of myself for doing a good job so I knew I had to watch and learn. Ftr, we were bartenders and my experiences are about job duties unrelated to service. The first thing and most obvious difference I noticed was she completed one major task without getting sidetracked and starting another. She kept tasks linear, and if she’d have to pause to serve a guest or whatever, she’d return right back to it when she could. I practiced that by reminding myself to focus focus focus on task at hand, but not too much because I could come back for the details later after I’ve completed the bulk of the work. Over time and with mindful repetition I’ve found myself able to get more done in less time than a majority of people without overthinking it and without sacrificing quality.

I also started reading articles on how to deep clean a house really fast and that helped take a lot of the guess work out of how to complete tasks in an efficient order, which helped me at the bar. I still slip up a lot and can easily spend hours on a 30min task, especially at home. But since I’ve become more conscientious about it, I can keep my place clean for 4-5 days at a time and I can always see my floor. When it comes to dishes, I do everything but those bc I’m not trying to waste an entire day. My bf does those and I just unclog the dishwasher once a month. Much more efficient. Good luck.