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| Date post: | 16-Jul-2015 |
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One of biggest problem in time management is lack of focus, priority, and not grounding in present. Below are 18 checklist you can use to eliminate the problem and build better
habits in your daily life:
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Know what you want and what you actually need to do. Divide those thousand things to do and list them based on priority and goals. In timely
manners, know what's urgent and whatnot.
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This one is easier said than done. There are few method to eliminate this habit. But first thing, tell yourself that you really
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Know exactly when to start and when to end. Set the clock, let's say at 9am to 10am, you're going to answer that stack of emails then at 10am you're
going to start drafting legal agreement until lunch. This is very
simple thing but sometime your mind trick you into "i'm going to start
working after i'm feeling the mood". You won't until it's too late.
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Tidying up your data saves time whenever you need
it. You don't want to spend your precious 24
hours searching again the stacks you had done
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Don't switching around task whenever it comes to
your mind. Develop a routine. This makes you more efficient, because your mind and body get
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There are routines in your daily life that consuming time yet you
can't avoid it for one or two reason. In this case, try to build
system that automate those procedure. Make it like conveyor
belt. Don't dull your creative mind to do repetitive tasks.
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Know what's your limit. Drawing a line
what you're NOT going to do is as important as what you're going to.
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Human mind, while it's wonderful thing that build this civilization it's
also have some weaknesses. Memory is one of the weaknesses. Using tools
could help you a lot. This also free you mind to get creative. In most
smartphone today, there is calendar application, use it as reminder of your
appointment as well as to do list.
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We all crave for the least effort to get something. This applies in to do list. If you doesn't specify the real step on
how you're going to finish those task, it's easier for your mind to give an excuse. By writing down the action
steps, you can do it right away while your mind might be screaming to
drag to water cooler talking about the bar last night.
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It's counter intuitive. And it's backed by science. Multi-tasking kills productivity. Our brain is not
capable to multi task at all. What it can do is switching rapidly
between task. This is not how brain designed, therefore requires alot
more energy than it should do. Just focus on one task at a time.
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This goes just like organizing data. Saving
time, saving money, saving life. Surprised to
see how your desk affect your entire life?
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Are you familiar with those early hours or after lunch browsing time to "update news"? Are you familiar too that, in the
internet, one thing could lead to another, before you know it you sneak peek that Game of Throne this season
trailer? Keep your news and information flow organized by using RSS feeds. This
also prevent you to get information overload, a disease of internet age.
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Priority. Compared to your work, sharing picture of your lunch to your friend (which been tired of it) might not
really significant. Automate it help you get benefit of both.
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One little peek to facebook notification might lead to another
Game of Throne trailer. Even worse, it might bring back your happy memory
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Avoiding distraction is the key to finish that
10 centimeters height stack of document you
have to read.
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"Hi, are you busy how about helping me find out why the printer is not working again?"
NO. That's why.
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Staying up late working, while it sounds cool to the first
jobbers, it's actually dangerous. Those little
zombies inside you creep next moring and digest your
focused mind for the rest of the day. Not cool.
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Some people are like got their power from the sun. When the sun rise, their pool of energy is open. Morning is the
most productive time for them. While the other people got the energy from the
afternoon wind. When the sun ready to set, they are injected by some productive fuel. The other type is friend of darkness.
The night comes in, idea comes out. Know your time, and use it optimally
during this precious hours.
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Divide your to do list based on level of urgency and importance. If it's urgent and importance, do it by
yourself, do it now. If it's not urgent and importance, put it on you
calender when to do it. If it's urgent and not importance, delegate. It
saves your time. The last is if it's not urgent and not important, why are we
talking about this?
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