Beating Time Wasters
We all want to get control of our time. We want to feel good about how we spend it. The best way to get control of your time is to figure out what your Time Wasters are. One way to do this is to make a list. Some ideas of things that might be stealing your time might be:
Doing repetitive tasks that always seem to need to be done but add no value. An example of this might be email. Another example might be looking for your glasses. Look at each activity. Does it need to be done and is it adding value?
Doing things you do not like to do. Why is this a bad idea? Usually, those tasks you do not like, you tend not to be good at. the beauty of life is there is usually someone who actually likes doing what you don’t like to do. Find them and delegate to them. Trade time with them, pay them - anything to get away from doing what you are not well suited at.
Not planning often slows things down and creates inefficiency. Often a few minutes spent planning and organizing pays huge returns in getting the job done more quickly.
Making mistakes costs time. The time to do it again is often more than doing it right the first time. Be careful.
Scraps of paper are often one of the worst time wasters. They get lost, they get repeated, they get disorganized. The person who created the post it note created a huge amount of time waste for many people. Get a bound notebook to keep your lists and notes.
Computer games and TV can kill hours of unproductive time. Imagine what you could have accomplished in the hours you have spent in from of a screen. Screens often waste time.
Look at the time wasters in your life and devise a plan for controlling them all. I have many more tips on how to get control of your time in my book and on my blog.
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