MAKING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TIME

MAKING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR TIME

In the fast paced world that we now live in, people are faced with a myriad of responsibilities and tasks to complete everyday. It’s a busy world out there.

While many people are able to easily get through the day with many achievements to show at the end of the day. Others achieve very little. Experts say those that are more productive are the ones who have found ways to mange time. They, however, stressed that time management is not about doing things faster, rather, ways time can be used productively. To better use your time, consider the following tips

Focus:         You may be wondering what focus has to do with time management. It has a lot to do. According to experts, when people get their focus wrong, they tend to let them slip away. They argue that when people focus on how busy they are, rather than on getting the task done, they may not get much done.

          To help you focus, it is best to skip multi-tasking as you are more likely to lose concentration when you multi task. When that happens, it will take you a longer period to get things done and at the same time, loosing accuracy. Speed and accuracy are two important but controversial factors in any task execution. Before you engage in the former, master the later.

          It is therefore necessary for you to have a clear understanding of what is important, this will help you determine what to focus on.

Know What You Have To Do:       what are the tasks you have to complete? When is the deadline for getting each of them done? Make a list covering everything, including that two minutes stop to get a newspaper. Do not just list the things you have to do, categorize them according to priority and decide how you will go about accomplishing them. It is also wise to a lot specific time to each task.

          There is a saying that if you do not know where you are coming from, you may not know where you are going to. Similarly, if you do not know what you have to do, you can’t plan.

Plan Each Day:   If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Soldiers would always tell you that embarking on a war without a plan is suicidal. It is advisable to take time to think of what you have to do before setting out. You must also be careful not to spend most of your time planning.

Set Out Early, With a Great Attitude:     How you start your day matters. Failing to get up early in a busy day is a huge set-back, as it means you have cut short your productive time. Experts advise that by setting out early, you stand a better chance of getting your task completed. They warn that procrastination would only put you under pressure and render your plan useless.

          They add that it also important to set out with a positive attitude. For instance, instead of looking at your busy schedule or challenges and lamenting, you can decide to take them as opportunities by considering what you will achieve at the end of the day if you overcome those challenges.

Learn To Manage Stress:      for you to effectively manage time, you have to also learn to manage stress. When you are stressed up, you can easily become depressed and frustrated and that will make it difficult for you to focus, plan or execute a plan. In today’s working environment, people are often under immense pressure, a development experts say can take a toll on them physically and mentally.

Review Your Day Half Way: Experts observe that its easier to plan than to execute. It is therefore common to see people stray from their plan at some point during the day. This is regardless of how great or effective the plan is. This is why it is advised that in planning your day, you should make provision for, and take time off your numerous activities and review your day at some point – preferably, half way through. This is to give you a clear picture of whether you are making progress or make some adjustments to ensure you don’t fail to achieve your goals after all.

Be Realistic:         Each day, you are expected to achieve certain goals; some you set for yourself, others are set for you by your employer. Having prioritized and come up with a plan to achieve them, you will find that in the course of executing those plans, you may likely need the help of others. Similarly, many people will come to you for help and that may mean taking time off your own schedule. It is fine to help out when you can but you must learn to decline when you can’t especially when it affects your own schedule badly. For example, it doesn’t make sense to put your job on the line just because you wanted to answer the good Samaritan.

          Also avoid distractions on different platforms like social media, chats and games when possible, and in that way, you would be saving a considerable amount of time to meet your daily goals.