Modern man sets himself many tasks. Below are the top 10 tips to save time and keep up with everything.
10. The rule of “4 songs”
It is very easy. Perform any work to the music. The trick here is that only four songs are given for execution. Thus, you can get ready for work in the morning or clean up your apartment. Since the duration of one song is approximately five minutes, you will have to hurry up, but you will do everything quickly. For example, your cleaning now consists of 4 steps. First - remove all unnecessary things that are not in their places. The second - wipe the dust. Third - vacuum. Fourth - wipe the floor. Of course, twenty minutes for the whole apartment is not enough, but you will have time to clean one room. The bonus of this technique will be a good mood, for this, choose fun, energetic tracks.
9. Do not get involved in the Internet
A person does not notice how much time he devotes to the Internet. Minutes and even hours of useless pastime. You just wanted to see a new photo of your girlfriend, as a result, you spent more than an hour on a social network. You used the Internet only to find out the store’s work schedule, as a result, you “sat” on the forum for two hours. If you want to keep up with everything, you should limit the time spent on the network. Perhaps the first time will not be easy, hands will always reach for the phone. Agree with yourself that in the evening spend half an hour watching the news in the feed or chatting online with like-minded people.
8. Use the "fast task" rule
Not everyone knows how to quickly switch their attention from one thing to another. You have just finished with an important task and are planning where to start the next work. Use your time to the maximum. Set yourself a “quick task." Its implementation will take only a couple of minutes. E-mail the finished email or load things into the washing machine. Just do not forget that the business should be carried out without unnecessary thought. If you need to think and plan, then this is no longer a “quick task”.
7. Keep to-do lists
It often happens that a person simply forgets about some important matter. Recalls when it's too late. Then he has to blush in front of colleagues, clients or relatives. Make a to-do list for tomorrow every night. Separate them by importance. Some must be done, some if time is left. Once you have completed one task, cross it out and proceed with the other. Soon you will get used to it, and will be happy to plan things. Set goals not only the next day, but also longer-term ones. Dates can be completely different: week, month, year.
6. Pay attention to details
A lot of time is spent on various small matters. So, if you never put things in place, you have to constantly look for them. Suppose you are going to a meeting, but don’t remember where you put the hat on. You start looking for her, time goes on, the mood deteriorates. You no longer need a hat, but you basically want to find it. This will not happen if each thing has its own place. Often and write a lot, have a supply of stationery. You work at home on the Internet, take care of its payment in advance. It doesn't seem like finding a pen or paying for the Internet is time consuming, but you could have spent it profitably. In addition, the mood often spoils from such surprises, the working mood disappears.
5. Use the 1 + 1 rule
You can combine the implementation of an important task with a simpler one. Send an email, empty the basket. Water the flowers, simultaneously remove the dry leaves. Try to do two things at the same time, then you will do more. This method is very effective, although few people use it. People just think slowly. They are not used to such active actions. Many love measured, calm. In this case, you will do one thing for a long time, there will definitely not be time for the rest.
4. Automate everything you can
Man has not in vain invented many household appliances. They can make life easier in many ways. A slow cooker cooks, a washing machine erases, a robot vacuum cleaner is removed. Do not spare money on household appliances, you will save time, but it is priceless. In the age of modern technology, much can be done without leaving home. Set up automatic payments for utilities, telephone, Internet. You no longer have to queue at the cash register. If funds permit, hire people to help you with the housework. It is inexpensive, but instead of cleaning and cooking, you can enjoy your vacation.
3. Prioritize
As noted above, you need to not only compile a to-do list, but also highlight the most important ones in it. Learn to prioritize. You are not a robot, and you will not be able to complete all the tasks. But it often happens that people put off the most important thing for later, and at this time they are engaged in performing small tasks. As a result, neither time nor energy remains for the realization of the main goal. Of course, in the first place, there will be tasks related to your work responsibilities. It will also include cases related to loved ones. For example, you need to go to the hospital to your grandmother. Put things less important in the background. Let your list always include personal development tasks. Do not put them in last place. At least half an hour a day, devote to yourself: foreign languages, computer programs, correct language courses.
2. Improve your skills
If you do something every day, improve your skills. Do you print a lot of documents daily? Take speed printing courses. Engaged in sales? Make a general plan of conversation with clients, and do not think before each meeting what and how to say. Think about what you can change in your work to be more effective. If this requires training, do not spare him temporary resources and money. In the future, you will save much more time if you work efficiently. And money is needed in order to spend it. It is better to spend them on education and improving their skills than on the fifteenth in a row dress or twenty-seventh computer game.
1. Do not make senseless actions
Before each action, think about how many temporary resources you are ready to devote to it. It is important to determine what you will do and why. You turn on the computer to answer an important letter, but it turns out that it did not come. You didn’t remember that your phone also has e-mail. Checking your phone is faster than waiting for the computer to boot. And of course, since you turned it on, you need to see photos on the social network. In order not to waste time thoughtlessly, plan your every action. Then you can do everything and even more.