If you accidentally bumped into this article indeed... you are going to gain a few tricks and tips that actually do works. I am damn sure you would have come across plenty of articles whose title goes fancy like these...
"20 tips to master the art of time management"
"Key secrets for managing your time"
"5 things that you need to do for efficient time management"
And
blah..blah...blah...
Content under these articles, few may possibly work, and rest end up sounding preachy and mundane. In the initial stage when I wished to practice time management my first choice was to pick self-help books, which held 4 plus star ratings in GoodReads. Later though I realized reading pages and pages of books and trying to apply what you read alone will not work out absolutely NOT!! There is something more to be added, SOMETHING.... like applying a dash of makeup to your beautiful face. Okay without any further ado, let's allude into the real tricks and tips.
"Before that, I want to pop a reminder! Unless and until you make up your mind to actually utilize the time in a proper useful manner you won't succeed in managing your time in a fruitful way"
The most valuable prerequisite you need to achieve for productively managing your time is...
It's You-
Just stay still for a moment and give a thought and answer these questions
what's making me procrastinate things? who is likely to be blamed for not managing time properly?
see, you know the answer "It's You" who keep on procrastinating things that can be done in a matter of minutes/hours/days. 24hours a precious time yet you complain about not being able to utilize it in a proper manner. This is because YOU not actually you, it's technically your mind that's playing a game with you. So whenever you feel that you are going out of track just put an end card to that particular activity which is hindering your progress. And that's it! first, you must keep your mind calm and stress-free to focus on something if you can keep your mind calm and tension free your focus level increases automatically resulting in completing your target in a stipulated time.
"A wild person with a calm mind can make Anything"
Prioritize and Un Prioritize
"Prioritize" this word can be found in almost all the articles whose title reads "Time management". I totally agree that prioritizing your work/tasks will minimize the chaos and I always believe a well structured and good planning will eventually SAVE lots of time. But the tedious thing is to know
HOW TO PRIORITIZE??
AND HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE PRIORITIZING YOUR WORK RIGHT??
These two questions are really tricky, don't panic it needs only a little bit of common sense to find out which one to prioritize first. In the long run, you will get used to this process and it becomes easy peasy for you to tackle.
My only tip is don't dwell on perfectionism and never ever put yourself in the verge to complete all the works single-handed if you do so you will only get pressurized. Dived your work into a number of chunks and start working in this way you can finish your work faster and a sense of satisfaction will boost your spirits to accomplish the rest of the work.
The Famous To-Do-List
writing down things that you want to do in your day to life really helps a lot, even if you forget or not in the mood, the to-do-list will pique your interest and pushes you towards your target. what you should avoid is 'stop installing unwanted apps for reminding you of the same set of work again and again in a loop'. Follow a simple handwritten list, a handwritten list feels more real than the n number of apps that you install on your mobile.
And whenever you finish something that you planned just put a tick mark beside that in your list and pat yourself or treat yourself with some gifts(gifts, it may be watching a video, having a cupcake or hot chocolate it can be anything. Whenever you finish a task from your to-do-list take a break and treat yourself with some good because self-care is more important.
My tip would be please don't flood your to-do-list with plenty of tasks and don't include things that are already part of your daily routine take your time and narrow it down to a maximum of 5 tasks
Mute The Technology
This part is more challenging if you are smart enough to understand the reality and learn to know the difference between what's worth and what's not worth then it's a piece of cake in "Time Management".I am dead sure we all can't survive without our fancy gadgets, internet, and a lot more things but my question is DO THEY ACTUALLY NEED THAT MUCH ATTENTION?? we often tend to celebrate technology as a boon of our existence but if it's not utilized in a proper way it can turn into bane of our existence as well.
When you are planning to work on something that needs your full attention for that time being kindly make sure that you keep only the most important app's notification enabled and block the notifications from the multitude of the apps that you have installed on your mobile. This tip is a life savior in managing time it only helps you from getting distracted it also makes you focused and pulls the best of you.
Technologies should remain slaves of mankind not it's master!!
ALERT MESSAGE: Please don't keep on checking your phone after blocking all the notifications thinking you have got some important and new messages... if you do so then it is futile to follow this step in the first place.
watch your favorite person
Yes, watch your favorite person!!! this is the icing on the cake a great asset to boost your strength.watch your favorite influencers videos(it can either be a TED talk or a youtube video, podcast, or an Instagram story it can be anything) they are fantastic and inspire you to keep you on track. Personally, for me, I watch my favorite person whenever I feel down and less motivated and trust me they have never failed me they always inspire me to do something great in my life and find my life purpose. These inspiring videos make me feel good and develop a positive thought within me that I can make the most of the time that's bestowed to me.
A trick to start managing your time efficiently is to wake up early you may say it's not a trick it's a healthy routine! but how many of you follow this routine?? To be real getting up early offers you more time than the days you drool and sleep like a log for hours. Out of all the tips, this is the one you should start practicing first.
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