The pace of life in our time is unlikely to slow down. On the contrary, from day to day, events are moving forward more and more rapidly. People are forced to manage to do several things at the same time, but usually such a race leads only to fatigue, a feeling of emptiness and stress. There is a feeling that life is passing, and we do not even notice it. Can the situation be corrected? How to plan things so that you can keep up with everything?
Instructions
Step 1
Determine what needs to be done. It is important to be able to distinguish between major and minor matters. Work, family, health are important; to the secondary - rest, hobbies. You need to understand for what purpose time is needed. To spend it with your family? Mastering a new hobby? To see a movie? After that, it is important to highlight the main goals, and determine what actions will help to achieve them. This is just a theory, but you need to move on to practical advice:
Step 2
Make a list of things to do during the day and number them according to their importance. Also, roughly mark how long each one will take.
Step 3
Analyze for a few weeks where the time is going. Perhaps someone or something constantly interferes with doing things and focusing, and as a result, time is wasted.
Step 4
No matter how clear the planning is, it is impossible to do everything if the tasks from the list take more time than it is actually possible to complete in a day.
Step 5
Get rid of distractions. These can be phone calls, TV on, or music.
Step 6
Set aside some time for contingencies. This is especially useful if you need to go somewhere and transport can fail at the right time.
Step 7
Take time to relax. It is better to rest for half an hour than to complete tasks twice as slowly because of fatigue.
Step 8
Schedule hard work for the time of day when you have the most strength.
Step 9
When you need to do something that is not to your liking, do it first, and so avoid gloomy thoughts during the day.
Step 10
Be prepared to change plans if the need arises. Try to have a convenient schedule.
Step 11
Determine what tasks can be postponed for several weeks or months and do not waste precious time on them now.
Step 12
If you don't know what to do, then write down your thoughts on paper. Check all the pros and cons. So you can choose from what you see and not get confused in a multitude of endless thoughts.
Step 13
When you can't do something, you don't need to persist. Do what you get, and then you can finish the first.
Step 14
Scheduling time is not an easy task, but if you learn to do it correctly, the result will be not only successfully completed tasks, but also spiritual satisfaction from your own successes. And then you will know firsthand what it means to manage time. You will lead it, not the other way around!
