EPISODE 6 (50) CHIT CHAT CHUCKER - how constant gabbing may do you harm

This episode explains some of the dangers of excessive chatting and how this can dent your chances of success at work.

Andrew points out the biggest timewasters at work; can you guess what they are?

• smartphones and texting 
• messing with the internet
• gossip
• social media
• unexpected emails 
• co-workers dropping by. 

Next, he suggests what to do if you're on the receiving end of excessive chatting and some techniques for dealing with it.

• First, give chit chat situations at work a wide birth. 
• Explain to chatty visitors that you need to focus on work right now. 
• If the conversation starts to be about an absent person at once, respond that you don't like talking about someone behind their back. 

This stuff is gold dust!

All 50 Ways podcasts end with three actions you can take today to do better.

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Further reading and videos: Andrew recommends some useful follow-through material which you can find for each episode at

www.myhappinessatwork.com/reading/categories/research-reading

and

www.myhappinessatwork.com/watch.

BOOK:
The 50 Ways to Succeed at Work book is a standalone companion to Andrew Leigh's weekly podcasts.
It's an essential resource for all job starters and those at work for a few years.
Dip in and out and take what seems helpful.

www.myhappinessatwork.com/book