Endometriosis Solution PLR, Time Management Part 2

Published: Sat, 03/20/21


I'm really wanting to head to the zoo soon. I love going in the spring before it gets too hot. Right now, though, they're doing some $100 million renovation. We have one of the most beautiful zoos. I love it. But it's a lot of walking, and I've been SO sedentary this past year. I dread that part. 

So here's what I have for you today...

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Practical Time Management Tips - Part 2

Yesterday we went over the first 12, and here are some more...

13. Don't schedule anything back to back. You have to have some time - even if it's just a few minutes - where your mind can relax and get away. Mental exhaustion is often more draining than physical exhaustion. Like your body, your brain can't go full speed ahead on something without needing a time out every so often. In between your to do list tasks, break and do something enjoyable - or do nothing at all. 

14. Divide all of your tasks up in your personal and professional life by hours, days, months, seasons or year. For example, if you know that every fall the gutters on your home have to be cleaned from the leaves that fell, you'll want to put some time for that task on your schedule. If you own a business that has seasonal items, you'll want to schedule to take care of releasing those products, press releases or email newsletters ahead of time. You don't want to wait until December to talk about December projects. 

15. Look over your to-do list - you should have one for both home and work - and cut it down. Most people end up with poor time management because their to-do list has too many items on it. That's because we all like to achieve things and even the possibility of achieving things makes us feel good. But people often set up tasks that they can't accomplish because there's not enough time.  It's like setting yourself up for failure. Whittle the list down and if there's time left over, you'll feel a bonus that you got something "extra" done rather than failed to complete something imperative. 

16. Forget the elaborate systems. Any system you use for organizing your life that takes a lot of time to keep up with is actually a waste of time. An organizational system should enhance your life, not detract from it. You can use simple means such as an expandable folder to keep track of bills that need to be paid or projects that need to be completed. You can use a filing cabinet with hanging folders. Don't overcomplicate your organization system. Invest in simple solutions and watch how it transforms the way you manage your time and act in a more productive manner. 

17. Don't procrastinate. This is a big problem for a lot of people in all walks of life. We don't like to do the things we don't like to do. It's as simple as that. No one wants to do the hard jobs that seem boring. We don't want to do the job that's going to take us five hours to complete when the sun is shining and we'd rather kick back and go to the beach or spend time with friends. When you get the most difficult tasks over with, they're done and you have that sense of satisfaction that it's now behind you. One of the biggest time management problems is with paperwork. 

If you haven't switched to electronic file keeping, then it can be easy to get overwhelmed and disorganized just by the volume of documents. Since you don't want certain sensitive information stored online, you'll want to keep that at home. When you get important paperwork, take care of it immediately. Put it where it needs to go. If there's something that requires you to make a phone call before you can put that paperwork away, put the paper in your desk inbox and make a note in your planner to schedule a time to make that call. 

18. Group similar items together at home in order to save time. For example, when it comes to better home time management, if you have to run errands, group all of the errands that are within the same area together. Try to work it out so that you only have to deal with one errand day a month. Do the banking, post office needs and any medication pickups on the same day. Driving can be a big leak in your time management success - and since you need to pay attention to driving, you can't do much else except maybe listen to a podcast or something else you need to listen to. 

19.  Do the same for work tasks. Things that have to be done every week can be grouped by days and according to difficulty and length of tasks. 

20. Have a calendar for both home and work stuff. Keep it where you can see it every day. You can put it on the wall or on your desk. The ones with the large blocks that enable you to write appointments in them work best. This way, you can see your day at a glance and your week and month as well. These larger calendars often work better for time management than the smaller ones you can keep tucked away.

21. Don't waste the time that most people do. There are ways to find time that's often overlooked because people tend to think of time management as being large blocks of time available. But you can do a lot with just ten or fifteen minutes. Don't waste the time you have while waiting in a doctor's office or while exercising. If you like to use a treadmill, you can get one that has a desk so that you can take care of something that has to be dealt with. 

22. Realize that not everything that seems important is. It only seems that way. Look at your life and stop doing the things that aren't important that drain your time. If something isn't a matter of you being happy and succeeding personally or professionally, then it's not important. 

23. Run ahead, not behind. When you get behind schedule, it can make you feel a lot of pressure and it adds stress to your life. Try to get things done ahead of time because this gives you a buffer in time management.

24. Delegating is a great way to help with time management. Most people like to do things themselves because they know then that the job is done correctly. But if you do the things that others can do, it's draining your time. For example, some time drains are things like mowing the grass or cleaning the house, scheduling meetings, handling social media updates. What you can do is to look at how much it costs you do the tasks that you do. If someone else can do them, then you're not only losing time - you're losing money. If you earn $200 per hour, then an hour of mowing the grass costs you $200. But if you pay someone $50 to mow the grass, then you saved an hour and $150 because you gained time. 

25. Deal with emails the right way. Handling email causes more people to get off track than any other online task beside social media and online games. Manage your time wisely with email by setting aside a specific time to deal with email and setting a time limit on how long you'll take responding to the messages. If they're not important, don't save them to look at later because they'll only pile up in your inbox. If your life allows you to, hire an assistant to deal with handling your email. 

That's it for me today - have a great rest of your day!

Tiff ;)

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