20 ways to Get more Time
Read More: - KEEP A DAILY TO-DO LIST. Number Items according to the order in which you will handle them. Indicate items that are worth spending more time on. check off each item when it is completed. Carry over unfinished tasks to tomorrow's llist.
- SYNCHRONIZE YOUR CALENDERS. Don't rish missing an appointment be cause it is only in your other calendar. If you have a calendar in your computer and anouther in a handheld device, see if you can synchronize the two.
- WRITE AN ''ACTION PLAN'' consisting of all the steps involved in a project, and put these in their proper sequence.
- GENERALLY, SCHEDULE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT TASKS FIRST. It will be easier to find time for the less important ones.
- SET GOALS OVER WHICH YOU HAVE A LARGE DEGREE OF CONTROL. You whave more control over increasing your skill at a certain job than over becoming president of your company.
- ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE TIME FOR EVERYTHING. Favor activities that yield the most important results. What about other tasks that are urgent or that simply have to be done? If you cannot eliminate or delegate them, see if you can spend less time on them. Some un important tasks can wait for months if necessary, or they may not need to be done at all. Allocate as much time as possible to those activities that are related to what you fell is truly worthwhile in light of your goals.
- KEEP A TIME LOG. To find out where your time is going, keep a time log for one or two weeks. Is mush time lost on unimportant activities? Do most of your interruptions come from the same one or two individuals? Are you most likely to be interrupted during a certain part of the day or week? Eliminate time-wasting activities that have crept in. Like checking email.
- SCHEDULE LESS. If you plan to shop for food, fix the car, entertain friends, see a movie and catch uup on reading-all in one day- you will feel rushed and will likely enjoy nothing.
- MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS. Block off a portion of time each day during which you are not to be interrupted unless it is absolutely necessary. If possible, turn off your phone during this time Also, turn off electronic pop-up alerts if they tend to interrupt your work.
- SCHEDULE THE MOST CHALLENGING WORK FOR THE TIEM OF DAY WHEN YOU ARE MOST ENERGETIC AND ALERT.
- DO THE MOST UNPLEASANT TASK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Once that is out of the way, you will feel more energized to work through the less-challenging activities.
- ALLOW TIME FOR THE UNEXPECTED. If you feel that you can arrive at a place within about 15 minutes, promist to be there within 25. If you believe an appointment will take an hour, allow and hour and 20 minutes. Leave a portion of your day unscheduled.
- USE TRANSITION TIME. Listen to a Recording of something beneficial or educational and upbuilding while you shave or driving in your car. Read whild waiting for a train or riding on it. Of course you can use that tiem to relax. But don't waste it and then later fret over lost time.
- APPLY THE 80/20 RULE OF THUMB. Are approximately 2 our to 10 items on your to-do list the most important? might a certain job be as good as finished after you give attention to just the most important aspects of it?
- WHEN YOU FEEL OVERWHELMED WITH WORK, write each task down on an index card. Then divide the cards into two groups: "Action Today" and "Action Tomorrow." When tomorrow comes, do the same
- PERIODICALLY, TAKE TIme OFF TO 'RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES.' returning to work with a refreshed mind and body might prove more productive than hours of over time.
- THINK ON PAPER. Write down a problem, describe whi it is disturbing you, and list as many solutions as you can think of.
- DON'T BE A PERFECTIONIST. Know whenit is time to stop and move on to the next important activity.
- WORK LIKE A PROFESSIONAL. Do not wait for the right mood. Just start working.
- BE FLEXIBLE. These are suggestions, not hard-and fast rules. Experiment, find out what works and customize ideas to your circumstances and needs.
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