DO YOU NEED MORE TIME?

DO YOU NEED MORE TIME?

We are always scurrying for more time. Do you feel like you need more time? Here are 20 simple ways to create more time.

20 WAYS TO CREATE MORE TIME

1. KEEP A DAILY TO DO LIST. Number items according to the order in which you will handle them. Check off finished tasks as they are completed. Put unfinished tasks on tomorrow’s list.

2. SYNCHRONIZE YOUR CALENDARS. Don’t risk missing an appointment because it was on your other calendar. If you have calendars on different devices, see if you can synchronize the two.

3. WRITE AN “ACTION PLAN” consisting of all the detailed steps needed to complete a project. Put them in proper sequence.

4. SCHEDULE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT TASKS FIRST.

5. SET REALISTIC ATTAINABLE GOALS. It will be easier to increase your skills than become president of your company.

6. ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE TIME FOR EVERYTHING. Complete activities that will yield you the most important results. Allocate as much time as possible on the activities that are related to what you feel is your most worthwhile goal.

7. LOG YOUR TIME. This way you will see where most of your time is going and what you need to improve on.

8. SCHEDULE LESS IN A DAY. If you make an endless list of to do’s to all be accomplished in one day you will feel rushed and will not enjoy it.

9. STOP INTERRUPTIONS. Block off a portion each day where you are not to be interrupted. Turn off your phone and electronic pop up alerts during this time.

10. SCHEDULE MOST CHALLENGING TASKS FOR THE TIME OF DAY WHEN YOU ARE MOST ENERGETIC AND ALERT.

11. DO YOUR UNPLEASANT TASKS FIRST. Once they are out of the way you will feel more energized to work through the rest of your list.

12. ALLOW TIME FOR THE UNEXPECTED. IF you feel that you can arrive at a place within 15 minutes allow 25 minutes. If you think an appointment will take an hour, allow an hour and 20 minutes. Leave a portion of your day unscheduled.
13. USE TIME WISELY. Listen to the news or a recording while you shave. Read while you are waiting in line or at the doctors office. Or use that time to relax.

14. APPLY THE PARETO PRINCIPAL THE 80/20 RULE. Might a certain job be as good as finished after you give attention to just the most important aspects of it?

15. WHEN YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED- Write each task on an index card. Then divide the cards into two groups: “ Action Today” and “ Action Tomorrow.” When tomorrow comes, do the same.

16. RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES. Returning to work with a refreshed mind and body might prove more productive than hours of overtime.

17. THINK ON PAPER. Write down the problem, describe why it is disturbing you, and list as many solutions as you can.

18. DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST. Know when it is time to stop and move on to the next important activity.

19. BE PROFESSIONAL. Don’t wait until you are in the right mood. Just start working.

20. BE FLEXIBLE. Figure out what works for you and your circumstances.

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