The Most Dangerous Phrase in Your Workday

“Let me just check email real quick.”

Those seven words are productivity quicksand.

You say it after a meeting, before a task, in between Slack pings.
And suddenly, 45 minutes have vanished and your real priorities are buried under other people’s agendas.

If you really want to get something done today?
Try this:

• Close your inbox.

• Set a 25-minute timer.

• Do the one thing you’ve been avoiding.

Your future self will thank you (and so will your to-do list).