Waystosavetime
Weallwishwehadjustabitmoretime.Justthinkwhatyoucoulddowithanextrahourortwoeachday:youcouldfinallysticktoanexerciseroutineorspring-cleanthehouseorwriteyournovelorlearntheguitarandsoon.
16 ButIcanhelpyoufindmorehoursinyourdayforthethingsthatreallymatter.
★GetOutofBedEarlier.
Ifyounormallygetupat7;30a.m.trygettingupat7:00a.m.Thathalf-hourmightnotsoundlikemuchbutitcouldbetimethatyouusetoexercisetoreadthatbookyou'vebeenmeaningtofinish. 17
★DotheImportantTasksFirst.
Onceyougettoworkgettheimportantonesdonefirst(nottheeasyonesoreventheurgentones). 18 Ifyouworklikethisyou’llusuallysavetime.Theurgenttaskswillstillgetdoneandyouwon'tmisstheimportantones.
★ReduceInterruptions.
Ifcolleagueshaveahabitofhangingaroundyourdesktochatorifthephoneisconstantlyringingyoumightfindthatittakesyouhalfthedaytofinishasimpletasklikewritingaletter. 19
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Afewminuteschattingbrowsingthewebandsooncaneasilyturnintohoursofwastedtimeoverthecourseofaday.Ifyouconcentrationisslippingtakeaproperbreak:goandgetaglassofwaterorstretchyourlegsabit.Andifyou’refacingadifficulttasktrybreakingitintosmallstepsorstagessothatit’seasiertodealwith.
A.StayFocusedonYourWork.
B.TakeBreaksWhenNecessary.
C.Wouldyouwantmetomakeyourdaylonger?
D.Ican’tmagicallymakeallyourdays25hourslong.
E.Orsimplytogetyourdayofftoacalmandorganizedstart.
F.Constantinterruptionsdon’tjusteatuptimetheyalsobreakyourconcentration.
G.Youcanaffordtospendatleastanhourworkingonbigimportanttasksratherthanonallthoselittleurgentones.