| Sometimes there are moments when we require much more than twenty four hours to carry out all our things to do. In the majority of cases we have time to meet only urgent engagements, and everyday we hear a certain number of complaints that there is no time to meet friends, or to visit relatives, or even to dedicate a couple of hours to ourselves.
Does that sound familiar to you? Imagine that you are able to slow down the time. It's possible if you follow 3 simple suggestions listed below.
1. Do not put off your things to do.
Procrastination is not only postponing all the things to do, sometimes it's just failure to give privilege when people convince themselves that the triffles they do are very important, but postpone those tasks that are really need to be done. It occurs if these tasks are not very pleasant, or if a person does not know what to start with.
Keep in mind that procrastination does not solve your problems, it may only make them worse. In such a way it is logical to make a schedule of your urgent tasks in order of decreasing importance, and begin with the most essential duties. Don't put off essential tasks till late evening, it's just a psychological trick.
2. Complicated tasks are to be carried out first.
In case you have two or more duties with same priority, begin with the most complicated thing. It is human nature to put off the tasks that seem difficult or not pleasant. It's not practical both because you waste your time and because the longer you postpone the more unrealizable the task would seem. That's why be honest to yourself, and start with difficult duties.
3. If it's possible do a number of tasks at once.
Take into account the words: if it's possible. For instance, the situation on the road needs your concentration, that's why don't try to settle your business problems on the telephone when driving. It's a good idea to combine mental duties with mechanical ones. If you need to water the flowers or to do the dishes, you may start with these tasks whilst talking on the telephone. But be sure that your efforts to multitask do not slow down your activity.
Try these recommendations on practice, and you'll save lots of time. But take into consideration that no strategy will work if you waste time on unproductive activity. Now and then we tell ourselves that we'll look aside just for a minute but then we find it even more difficult to concentrate on our obligations. There is a famous proverb: business before pleasure. |
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