TIPS TO HELP SAVE YOUR TIME

Managing your time is important to all aspects of life from studying to leisure. The next time you think ‘There are not enough hours in the day’ try these tips.

1. Some things can be done fewer times
Think about everything you do often and decide what can be done less often. Some things can be done once instead of twice. Identifying those things and acting upon them will help save a lot of time.
If you haven’t already, make a schedule to inform yourself of ongoing projects. Look at it daily but try to update it twice a month instead of every week.
Repetitive things like cleaning the house once every ten days instead of every 7 days may not seem like much but every little bit helps. The house won’t get dirty in those three extra days.
Another example is if you make a work report. Do it every six weeks instead of every four weeks if possible.
The list of things that can be done fewer times can go on forever.
2. Make yourself your competition
Be aware of the clock and resolve to finish an activity by a certain time. Focus on the present task. You can work more efficiently if you get rid of anything that could distract you so.
3. Strive to get more out of 15 minutes
Look for just 15 minutes a day that you could use more efficiently. Ask yourself ‘Is there lost time in my activities?’ Or see if there is a less important activity you can give up. If you manage to save 15 minutes every day, you will win 91 hours every year!
4. Complete little activities first
We naturally want to deal with the important problems first but this ma not be for the best. If we force ourselves when we feel tired, stressed, in a bad mood it is harder to concentrate and easy to lose time. Doing simple activities first will help you finalize something and push up your productivity. And obviously it is always better to know you did something, even if it is small, than to realize you haven’t even started anything.
5. Set a limit on the amount of time you spend on a project
Rather than to try and finish an activity all at once, it is better to tell yourself: “I will work on this for 15 minutes and see how much I can get done during this time”. Focus and try to do all you can during those 15 minutes. Too much time can be as bad as not enough. It can lead to over-thinking and doing the project twice just in different ways. This advice can be used solve problems or projects you have avoided lately.

This is not the only list of tips to manage your time but it is a start. Try these few ideas for a while and see how many things easily fit in a day. It may be more than you think.