Blog Post #5: How to Stop Wasting Time – 10 Simple Things You Can Do to Get More Out of Each Day [Plus FREE VA hiring template [worth €67,-]

I don’t know about you, but I could really use a few more hours a day, and maybe a coffee IV ??, especially when I need to add the extra job of teaching my kids.

But let’s be honest with ourselves – if you had more hours, what would you do with them? Would you just waste them away?

Ask any successful entrepreneur, and they’ll tell you that it’s not the number of hours you have, but how you use them. By learning and practising effective time management techniques, you can get more done with the same 24 hours and get more time to relax.

To help you with this, I’ve compiled 10 simple things you can do today to work more efficiently:

1.  Prioritize Better. Narrow down everything you have to do to just three to five manageable items. Put these tasks in order from most to least important so that you’re focusing on what’s essential. If you do this, you’ll eliminate non-essential, time-wasting activities.

2.  Set Time Blocks. Create a block of time for each task you have to do and decide exactly how long you’ll do it. For example, one hour per day on an ongoing project or thirty minutes a day on Facebook. This keeps you on track and prevents you from spending too long on any one task.

3.  Take Regular Breaks. If you work too long doing something, you may lose focus and burn out. Break up activities with short rest periods where you can refresh yourself and get your mind off work. Then, you can get back to what you’re doing with renewed energy and use your time better.

4.  Remove Distractions. Things may be taking too long because you’re letting yourself get distracted. Turn off all notifications and sign out of social media. Let people know that you’re working and not to be bothered. If there’s something urgent, tell the person you’ll get to it when you’re done.

5.  Perform a Time Audit. Keep track of how you spend your time each day with a timer and write down the results. Over the course of several days, a picture will emerge showing how you actually spend your time. You may be surprised at where you’re wasting it!

6.  Choose Optimal Times. There’s an optimal time of day for each type of task. For example, you may be most adept at communications in the late morning or creative in the evening. There may also be a time of day when you’re at your most productive. Identify these times and use them to schedule your daily tasks more effectively.

7.  Schedule Fun Time. When making your daily schedule, set aside time for entertainment, mindless distraction, and pure fun. You can indulge in these activities during breaks from tougher things, or use them as a reward for completing tasks.

8.  Don’t Multitask. Contrary to what many believe, multitasking doesn’t make you more productive. In fact, it ruins your focus and prevents you from getting anyone task done efficiently. Focus on one thing at a time.

9.  Get Organized. Organize your workspace so that everything is where you need it and easily accessible. This will cut down on the time you spend searching for things and doing on-the-spot organizing. Set aside a little time daily or weekly to clean up, organize, and put things away.

10. Keep Goals in Mind. For each thing you have to do in a day, take a moment to consider whether it’s directly helping you reach a specific goal or not. If it’s not, consider eliminating it from your list, moving it to a later time, or delegating it to somebody else.

Quite a list isn’t it?!

Don’t worry, you do not need to do all these 10 things and especially not straight away. Pick one that speaks to you the most and implement it.

Even with baby steps you’ll move forward!

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Now it’s your turn:

Which of these 10 tips speaks to YOU the most and why?

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