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Hi Taylor
- Got any time management tips? I'm a little tired of hearing people
say "time is money" and "we all have the same number of hours in our
days." I know those things to be true, but I don't know what I can
do about it to be more efficient. - Yolanda
Hi Yolanda - I know how frustrating it is when people offer
platitudes instead of solutions, so I'll try to give you concrete
advice on this. Time definitely equals money when you're handling
your schedule effectively, and I've found these tips to be really
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1. Identify
your procrastination techniques. A lot of people procrastinate
nonstop without realizing what they're doing. Do you check your
email a dozen times a day, or spend hours reorganizing your workspace
because you think that will help you clear your head? We all do
plenty of things that are more productive than scrolling through
social media, but still far less productive than just getting
to work. Take some time to analyze the things you do, then be
honest with yourself about how important those tasks are. I guarantee
there are at least a couple routine activities that could be eliminated
from your daily itinerary.
2. Don't multitask for the sake of multitasking. If you can
truly multitask, you have a gift. In most cases, people who claim
to be multitasking are just spreading effort between two separate
chores. Doing two things at once doesn't save you any time if
you have to repeat the process later because your work wasn't
good enough the first time. When you give a task your full attention,
you'll finish it more quickly. Keep that in mind before you try
to do a bunch of important things at once.
3. Delegate. You have 24 hours in your day. That's the
way time works and there's no way around it. Or is there? Here's
the thing: while you only have 24 hours in your day, Bob also
has 24 hours in his. If Bob is able to spend one of his hours
doing an hour of your work, you've essentially just tacked on
a 25th hour. The hardest part of delegating is getting past the
need to feel self-sufficient. You have to realize that the busiest
people who get the most stuff done spend a lot of time delegating
tasks. You don't want to push your luck and put too much on someone
else's plate, but asking for help isn't a bad idea. More often
than not, people will do what they can to make your life a little
easier.
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There are a
lot of time management techniques worth employing, and these three
should show pretty immediate results. Identify the areas you could
improve, make some changes, and you'll start to feel like time isn't
always fleeting. Best of luck, Yolanda!
© Taylor Kovar
March 4, 2019
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