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Ever
get to the end of the day and think "Where has the day gone?" " Did I do anything important
today?" "I feel like I didn’t
get enough done today and I have so much more to do."
If you
want to increase your productivity and efficiency at home or at work, or both,
then you might want to consider keeping a time journal. Once you start one you'll realize you do a
whole lot more than you think you do.
Listing
the things you do and the times in which you do them is important in assessing
all the many things you do and knowing just exactly how long you spend doing
each task, rather than just assuming you know. A time journal will help you to focus on those
tasks you do on a regular basis and gain a better perspective on why the day
seems to go so fast.
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After
about a week of time journaling go back and look at all you have done and then
see if there are things you can do differently to streamline the things you do
and make wiser use of your time. As you
evaluate the things you do consider some of these key points:
·
Could
I do this task at a different time of day?
·
Do I
need to do this task every day?
·
Do I
even need to do this task at all?
·
Am I
wasting more time on idle tasks then I thought?
·
Am I
cramming too many tasks into my day?
·
Do I
need help from others to complete necessary tasks?
·
Could
someone else be doing what I am doing, thus freeing up some valuable time?
·
Could
I effective complete more than one task at a time to increase efficiency?
·
Am I
trying to complete too many things at once and therefore decreasing efficiency?
·
Am I
wasting time?
·
Am I
wasting resources?
·
How
much time do I spend dealing with clutter, organizing and re-organizing areas
in my home or workplace?
·
Can
I see ways to be better organized?
Is
clutter getting in your way? If so
consider reducing clutter and organizing work zones and office spaces to
minimize the amount of time wasting shuffling clutter in order to allow you to
get started on certain tasks. I think we
all find ourselves struggling in this area.
Consider
getting up a little earlier to start your day sooner. Of course, if you decide to do this make sure
you are getting enough sleep, which may mean going to bed earlier at
night. I think we tend to stay up too
late, as a rule anyway. Consider having
a set bedtime and wake time.
A big
thing to consider is this. Do you
schedule time for yourself? If there was
no time allotted for pursuing your own personal tasks like reading, crafts,
going to a movie, etc. then it is a good idea to make a point of adjusting your
schedule so you can. We all need a
little time to ourselves on a regular basis.
Do you,
or have you, ever used a time journal?
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