12 effective ways to manage your time

Make the most of your time

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before its June.My goodness how the time has flewn.How did it get so late so soon?Dr. Seuss

Spend 15-30 minutes at the beginning of your day -

- planning your day

1

Plan your day in a way that accounts for disruptions

Try not to let them fluster you

2

Make appointments with yourself for your jobs

Use an appointment book and stick to the times

3

Avoid distractions at all costs

If viable switch off phones, TV, etc.

Block the websites that keep drawing you in

4

You have phone calls scheduled?

Plan 5 minutes ahead of the call - - Know what you want to achieve

5

Have a set time when you answer emails

If you can, only read and answer them twice a day

You can set up an auto responder that informs people of this

6

Accept you won‘t get it all done

Strive to do as much as possible

Sometimes the distance you need to cover, is just too much for one day

7

Prioritise

Don‘t put off tough jobs that need doing today -

- for easy jobs that can be done tomorrow

8

Find the most productive time of the day

Complete your hardest jobs in that time

Find why that part of the day is best and try and integrate it into the rest of the day

9

Schedule with family and friends in mind

Include them in your daily life as much as possible

They will keep you motivated on those tough days

10

Sleep

Make sure you get 7-9 hours of sleep

High quality sleep

Turn off your phone, so you‘re not waiting for notifications

11

Keep a notepad on hand

Take notes of any thoughts and ideas you have

You will waste less time trying to remember what great idea you had earlier

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