You may feel like there’s never enough time in the day. Jumping from task to task, you work from dawn to dusk only to be disappointed by your progress. When you try to relax, you’re subconsciously focusing on the tasks you have to do afterward. Because of your hyper packed schedule, you end up doing 50 things all at 50%.
Below, are three ways to better manage their time. Try incorporating this advice in your daily schedule, and your co-workers will begin to think you never sleep.
Home in on Major Tasks
Some people give the advice to say yes to everything, when in fact the most efficient say no to most things. This clears their schedule so they can just concentrate on what’s crucial for them to do. When you wake up in the morning, write down the most important objectives for the day. If other things come up, say no or delegate them. Your success for the day should be based on what you wrote down. Doing a few things well is much better than being average at everything.
Realize That Discipline Runs Out
Studies have shown that you only have so much discipline to give out. If you overuse it, eventually you lose it. Because of this, it’s important to take time to relax and reenergize. A perfect example is people who eat healthy. When you ask most of them, they’ll tell you that they incorporate some kind of cheat meal or cheat day in their diet. This is so they can give into their craving and recharge their discipline for the week ahead.
Drop Time Wasters
Take a hard look at your schedule. Do you have any meetings that seem to run on too long or phone calls that have no purpose? These are perfect examples of time wasters. One way to get rid of these is to have a clear agenda for every meeting you go into. Another way is to try and push unnecessary meetings and phone calls to emails.