Today, a person is busy almost constantly, he needs to have time to complete work, go to the store, spend time with the children and do something around the house. And if you do not prioritize this list, you can miss something very important, which will then negatively affect your life.
Instructions
Step 1
Priorities allow you to clearly plan your time, remove unnecessary tasks, or leave a minimum amount of time for them. A clear framework helps you feel confident and achieve results. And the completed points charge with optimism, give strength for further work.
Step 2
You need to learn to plan for a short period of time. Having worked out the skill, then you can use it for any time frame. Better to start with half a day. Take a sheet of paper and a pen, it is better to do this in writing, and not on a computer. When a person writes something, both his brain and visual memory work. Information is absorbed better.
Step 3
Make a list of things that you need to do in the coming half of the day, this is approximately 6-7 hours. The list must be done in detail. For example, for most people, it will include: paperwork at work, cooking dinner, helping a child with homework, setting the table and washing dishes, checking mail and social networks, relaxing in front of the TV or reading a book.
Step 4
Look at the resulting list, evaluate whether it is possible to do all this in such a short time? Very often there are more scheduled tasks than the minutes provided. That is why you need to decide what needs to be done and what is better to forget. First, ask yourself the question: "Can I entrust this business to someone?" For example, washing dishes can be passed on to a husband or wife. Perhaps something else will turn out to be redistributed. Make a note and do not forget to ask the recipient to do so. Cross these tasks off the list.
Step 5
Look at the remaining cases and place importance on it. Number one is the thing that must be done. Two is also important, but it only needs to be done after the first. And so on throughout the list. Now you know where to start. You can also put the time it takes to complete next to each task. But you need to do this carefully, do not leave a minimum period, keep in mind that performance may fall, so write the usual time plus fifteen percent from above.
Step 6
The most difficult stage is crossing out. Remove at least the last two items from their list. Their importance is minimal, and you most likely will not be in time anyway, but after this day, if they remain, you will have a feeling of dissatisfaction. Therefore, it is better to remove them immediately. Of course, if you have only 3 points, then two of them should not be crossed out, but if there are more than 6 steps, then two are not at all scary. And do not forget, when the job is done, also cross it off the list, this will add enthusiasm.
Step 7
Once you have prioritized these simple things, learn to do the same in other places. Even when going to a meeting, write what you need to ask and what you need to achieve. Again, make time for the important, not the secondary. This will immediately lead to a performance increase several times.
