Eternal blockage at work, a lot of unfulfilled chores around the house and regular time pressure can knock anyone out of their normal rut. Managing time and keeping up with everything is not easy - for this there is a whole science, which has received the modern name "time management".
Several practical tips from professional "time managers" entered our Top 10 tips for those who are not doing anything.
10. Learning to perceive time correctly
Often we think that there is still a lot of time before "X-day", and we just beat our thumbs, and then we are forced to make an inhuman leap in order to be on time. And sometimes, carried away by little things, we simply do not notice how precious time is wasting away. If you can't plan and discipline yourself, you should try setting the alarm clock, setting aside a strictly defined time for this or that work - 15 minutes, one and a half, three hours, etc.
9. Stop procrastinating
As a rule, “for later” we postpone things that are unpleasant to do for a number of reasons - they can be somehow connected with not very pleasant people, hard and unusual work, global changes, etc. It is important to find something important and good in performing such a task, concentrating on it. For example, as a result, a new skill will appear or there will be a possibility of receiving gratitude from the authorities.
8. Divide global tasks into smaller ones
The "elephant" should be eaten in parts. If you need to do a general cleaning, and there is simply not enough time, divide the apartment into zones and set aside one evening for each. So order will be restored in a reasonable time and without emergency work throughout the day.
7. Down with perfectionism
Striving for excellence does not allow us to move on. For example, "licking", correcting and improving the same report to infinity, we risk getting a blockage at work, which will take several days to clean up.
6. It is important to encourage yourself
For the work done, you should be rewarded - a cup of your favorite coffee or a new smartphone, even if it depends on the scale of the project. But striving for the "bonus" that you have invented in advance will help you do business faster and more efficiently.
5. We use the technique
Almost every modern computer or smartphone can become a faithful assistant, helping to plan the time. You can download a special application that will allow you to create a schedule for the day, week, month, and then remind you of important things. Or you can just use the built-in reminder function and just an alarm clock.
4. Limiting the information field
The huge amount of information that falls on us from the phone and e-mail brings a lot of new work. In the office, set aside a certain amount of time to look through your incoming mail and do not be distracted by new letters until you have done important work. At home, during an emergency, you can simply turn off the phone.
3. Remove "time wasters"
Surfing the Internet and watching TV takes up so much time that it is inevitably not enough for important things. You should not forever deprive yourself of the usual joys of life, but by limiting television series, the Internet and chatting on the phone to a certain time, you can do much more.
2. Write down
It is best to write things down in a diary, which allows you to simultaneously plan the day, But just stickers on the monitor or on the refrigerator, as well as electronic notes on the phone, will do. It is best to write down things for the next day in advance, so that in the evening you can calmly analyze all plans and discard unnecessary ones, as well as rank tasks by importance.
1. Have time to rest
Work without rest or break is gradually becoming less effective. It takes an irrationally long time to complete the simplest tasks for a tired person, and the likelihood of an error immediately increases significantly. Therefore, even in the most hectic schedule, there should be time for sleep, food and pleasant rest.