let see…

runner, police, thief… Go figure!

(image is taken from newspaper. An advertisement for Singapore Police Force recruitment campaign)

Phil Gerbyshak (whoever he is) proposed this R.O.I. methods when you ever feel like you’ve got 27 hours of stuff to do, and only 8 hours of time to do it in. - Sounds familiar?
Here it goes (full article at http://www.slackermanager.com/2007/12/whats-the-roi-of-what-youre-doing.html#more-943)

R is for Relationships - Who’s in, and who’s impacted by, the organizations mission, vision, values and goals? Are these people important to you, do you really care about them? Maybe you did at one point, but right now, take a few minutes and think about the Relationships you create with this item, and the Relationships you build with this involvement.  Mark a 1, 2, or 3 on your paper for the first item, and move on to the next step.

O is for Opportunities - Do you have an opportunity to do what you do best, or is there a unique opportunity you can’t get anywhere else? Is there something else you could be doing that could give you a better opportunity? Mark a 1, 2, or 3 on your paper for the first item, and move on to the next step.

I is for Improvement - Is this item helping you improve in some way that no other item can help you improve? Is this an area where you desperately need improvement, and the organization is filling the void for this? Mark a 1, 2, or 3 on your paper for the first item.

Add up your scores, and review the following ranges:

0-3 Stop doing this RIGHT NOW…

4-6 Think long and hard about continuing …

7-9 This is a great opportunity for you…

Yep… maybe I should use it next term. To filter unnecessary noises out of my life. Anyone got any idea on how to reject unnecessary noises gracefully?