13 Habits To Make Best Use Of Your Time.

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1. De-clutter your brain.

Write down your thoughts and ideas.

- This helps to clear your mind and makes it ready for decision making.

- Provides clarity on your goals and priorities.

- Makes room for higher levels of thinking and focused action.
2. Categorize your tasks.

The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand.

Rocks - Most important tasks.
Pebbles - Tasks that are most important but not the most critical.
Sand - Smaller, more insignificant tasks.

Tackle the rocks first. Pebbles and Sand will fall into place.
3. Eat the frog.

- Your frogs each day are the tasks that will have the greatest impact on achieving your goals.

- These are usually the tasks you are most likely to procrastinate starting.

- Eat the biggest frog first.
4. Setup an organized environment.

- Create the right environment for work.

- Eliminate useless clutter.

- Set up an effective filing system.

- Have all of the work items handy.
5. Don't let the mind wander.

- Life is always just present moments.

- Live in the present to avoid emotional rollercoaster.
6. Take regular breaks.

- Working without breaks does more harm than good.

- A small break will help you to refresh and then refocus on work.
7. Understand the power of now.

- Wherever you go, ensure that you are there totally.

- Let go of your past so that it doesn't ruin your present or your future.

" Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life".
8. Overcome procrastination.

Use the 4D system.

Do it - postponing an important task creates anxiety and stress. Do it early in the day as you can.

Defer - if the task can't be completed quickly and is not high priority, simply defer it.
Delete - find the consequences of not doing the task at all? Consider 80/20 rule. Don't do it.

Delegate - Important task? Should you do it or can it be delegated?
9. Find your productive zone.

- Identify your zones of highest mental and physical energy each day.

- Structure your most important and demanding tasks around these times.
10. Eliminate electronic time wasters.

- Set a time to use your electronic gadgets.

- Identify which apps are causes of your procrastination and tackle them.
11. Set goals.

Set SMART goals - make sure the goals you set for yourself are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.

Goals tell you the direction you are heading to and extremely important in time management.

Set and focus on 5 specific goals.
12. Identify your key constraints.

- Determine your internal and external bottlenecks.

- Bottlenecks set the speed at which you achieve your most important goals.

- Focus on alleviating them.
13. Fitness.

- Staying fit and healthy helps you manage your time the best possible way.

- Exercise, Eat healthy. Get good sleep.
Thanks for reading.

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