“PRODUCTIVITY AND WAYS I’VE IMPROVED MY OWN”
Time management. Something I’d only ever had a slight grasp on. As I get older though I realize how much of my time is spent for others and their agendas and how little I really focus on my own. I think it tends to be a normalcy in society to have life be work and home, with a dash of self joy or fulfillment on the side. I think its important to take time out for yourself in your busy schedule and knock off a couple things on your long overdue bucket list. Maybe finally meet up with that friend, see that show, take that class, travel to that place, make that thing, I think you get the point. Whatever that “thing” is, it should be a ritual in your life rather than a occasional celebration. “But with my life so busy how can even find time to even do two of those things”? Easy…but not easy. First off a majority of people are never that busy. Bill Gates, busy. Oprah Winfrey, busy. You’re 40-50 hour work is busy but it’s manageable. Even with 60 hours your pushing it but its possible. Obviously there’s variables, families, relationships, children, etc. With 24 hours in a day, you sleep, and then work, thats 16 hours a day minus all the little things like hygiene and eating and commuting. I find that you can always find at least a couple hours if not, half hours here and there to serve yourself thats not just plopped down staring at a tv screen or even worse, the cosmic cellular death scroll.
With that being said here is a list of tips I feel can probably help others out with those finding it a struggle to manage their time
Avoid any multi tasking (it’d be in your best interest to solely focus on one thing especially if you have limited time throughout the day)
Have a plan ( know exactly what it is your going to be doing and for how long, plan before hand rather than in the moment)
Focus (once you know what the plan is spend that time focusing on that only for the limited time you’ve allocated)
Say No, or Yes( you don’t have to cancel your own plans, no matter how small the thing is you wanna do, stick to it. It’s your time so you should use it how you want)
Take Breaks (as hectic as life can be trying to do a hundred things at once, remember to take breaks. Refuel yourself so that you’ve got the right amount of gas for the destination)
Routine (try being consistent rather than sporadic, it’ll make continuing the next time easier)
Alarms (alarms are your friends, if anything it’ll keep your task in mind)
Sacrifice (its ok to lose a little sleep or socialization for your list, don’t make it a habit and be sure to remember those breaks)
DON’T…PROCRASTINATE ( The type of P you don’t wanna be pushing. Whatever you do, for the love of god, don’t procrastinate. I repeat, DON’T. PROCRASTINATE.Whoop your own ass if needed, just don’t procrastinate)
Divide and Conquer (not everything has to be done all at once, naw at your task bit by bit and watch it come together)
Don’t fear inconsistency ( you won’t be consistent all the time, no matter how hard you try, so relax)
Do what works (theres no one best way to do things, take all the knowledge you have and make it work for you)
Enjoy the experience (no matter what it is your doing enjoy it and have fun. Find passion in it and you’ll never get tired of it)
