Taking Too Long to Complete Tasks

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Jackie appears to be struggling with productivity in her work environment, taking longer than expected to complete tasks and showing signs of frustration and disengagement. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:29.9	Jackie, welcome to the program.
0:33.5	Oh, thank you, Dr. Laura, for taking my call.
0:36.6	You're welcome.
0:37.8	At the end of my career, thinking of retirement.
0:42.8	And due to the fact that all through my career, you know, I've done problem solving.
0:50.7	I'm a designer.
0:52.0	I work in the construction industry.
0:57.0	I know how the process of that works and to get things done. But what I'm finding now is, you know, all these companies that you deal with
1:05.7	are on email or text messaging. I write consent, very conscious emails with processes.
1:15.5	I maybe give them too much information.
1:17.9	I don't know.
1:18.8	But everything's clear and concise when I write these emails or text.
1:22.9	And then, you know, it just goes on and on.
1:26.2	And, you know, I'll leave a phone call to say, could you please give me a call so that we can, you know, discuss this and get to the point and solve the issues.
1:35.4	But it's just not happening anymore.
1:37.9	And, you know, I'm clearly frustrated with it.
1:40.5	And I'm sure I'm not the only person going through this.
1:47.6	In fact, I know this because all my colleagues go through it too.
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