{"id":2543,"date":"2018-08-10T07:30:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T07:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devbloglavaprotocols.nityo.in\/4-signs-youre-wasting-time-at-work-and-what-you-need\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T09:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:44:13","slug":"4-signs-youre-wasting-time-at-work-and-what-you-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavaprotocols.com\/the-cloud-blog\/4-signs-youre-wasting-time-at-work-and-what-you-need\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Signs You\u2019re Wasting Time at Work and What You Need"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all waste time at work, whether it\u2019s on purpose (brushing up on Wonder Woman\u2019s history<\/a>) or by accident (really should have budgeted more time for internal reviews). Luckily, G Suite<\/a> can help you accomplish more at work, quicker. Here are four tell-tale signs you\u2019re spending time on the wrong things, and tips on how to avoid wasting time at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. You\u2019ve spent more time emailing co-workers than you have actually working<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The average worker spends an estimated\u00a013 hours per week<\/a>\u00a0writing emails\u2014nearly two full work days. Luckily, you can cut back on time spent replying to emails with\u00a0Smart Reply in Gmail<\/a>. Smart Reply uses machine learning to generate quick, natural language responses for you.<\/p>\n


2. You\u2019ve spent the past hour formatting slides for a presentation<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Is an image centered? Should you use \u201cTimes New Roman\u201d or \u201cCalibri?\u201d Formatting presentations monopolises too much of our time and takes away from what\u2019s really valuable: sharing insights.<\/p>\n

But you can save time polishing your presentations by using\u00a0Explore in Slides<\/a>, powered by machine learning. Explore generates design suggestions for your presentation so you don\u2019t have to worry about cropping, resizing or reformatting.<\/p>\n

You can also use\u00a0Explore in Docs<\/a>, which makes it easy to research right within your documents. Explore will recommend related topics to help you learn more or even suggest photos or more content you can add to your document.<\/p>\n

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3. You can\u2019t find a file you know you saved in your drive<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Where is that pesky file? According to a\u00a0McKinsey report<\/a>, employees spend almost two hours every day searching and gathering information. That\u2019s a lot of time.<\/p>\n

Curb time wasted with\u00a0Quick Access in Drive<\/a>, which uses machine intelligence to predict and suggest files you need when you need them. Natural Language Processing (NLP) also makes it possible for you to search the way you speak. Say you\u2019re trying to find an important file from 2016. Simply search \u201cspreadsheets I created in 2016\u201d and voil\u00e0!<\/p>\n

Another way to avoid losing files is by using\u00a0Team Drives<\/a>, a central location in Drive that houses shared files. In Team Drives, all team members can access files (or manage individual share permissions), so you don\u2019t have to worry about tracking down a file after someone leaves or granting access to every doc that you create.<\/p>\n

4. You\u2019ve fussed with a spreadsheet formula over and over again<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

According to internal Google data, less than 30 percent of enterprise users feel comfortable manipulating formulas within spreadsheets. \u201c=SUM(A1, B1)\u201d or \u201c=SUM(1, 2)\u201d\u00a0is easy, but more sophisticated calculations can be challenging.<\/p>\n

Bypass remembering formulas and time-consuming analysis and dive straight into finding insights with\u00a0Explore in Sheets<\/a>, which uses machine learning to crunch numbers for you. Type in questions (in words, not formulas) in Explore in Sheets on the\u00a0web<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about your data instantly. And now, you can use the same powerful technology to\u00a0create charts for you<\/a>\u00a0within Sheets. Instead of manually building graphs, ask Explore to do it for you by typing the request in words.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Stop wasting time at work on menial tasks and focus more on important, strategic work.<\/p>\n

Article<\/a> first appeared on the Google Blog.<\/p>\n

Lava is an authorized G Suite Partner<\/a> in Malaysia. G Suite is also formerly known as Google Apps, Google Maps for Work, and Google Cloud Platform. With more than a decade of experience in the industry, we\u2019re proud to say we\u2019re one of the leading cloud consultants and service providers in the Asia Pacific region<\/i>.<\/i> <\/i>Email us at asklava@lavaprotocols.com<\/a> or call us at 03-7885 9720 if you\u2019d like to know more about G Suite.\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n