Do you remember the bumbling Detective Columbo on TV? Well, youll probably be glad to hear that hes goofing his way through case after case quite nicely in reruns all over the world.

Columbo was famous for seeming utterly confused, about to leave the opulent compound of a rich bad guy when he would slowly turn around and disarmingly say, Just one more thing

Of course, as you know his little question was the essential case-breaker that he was going to casually pose, and in his arrogance, the bad guy would incriminate himself.

What Columbo can teach us is simple and effective: Before you call it quits for the day, week, month, or even year, try to get done just one more thing.

Letsay youre a contributor to Ezines, and youre used to doing two articles a week. Try to do just one more during that span and youll raise your overall productivity by a whopping 50%

If youre a salesperson, try to make just one more phone call or send out one more flyer or follow through with just one more customer via email, than you would, normally.

When youre in a bonus round like this, where you know youre doing something extra, above and beyond the call of duty, youre more likely to relax and to actually get better results.

So, follow Columbos lead, and the case you may crack will be unlocking the vault to higher productivity and better time management.