Tips for effective time management

Hi Taylor - Got any time management tips? I’m a little tired of hearing people say “time is money” and “we all have the same number of hours in our days ” I know those things to be true, but I don’t know what I can do about it to be more efficient - Yolanda

Hey Yolanda - I know how frustrating it is when people offer platitudes instead of solutions, so I’ll try to give you concrete advice on this Time definitely equals money when you’re handling your schedule effectively, and I’ve found these tips to be really useful

Identify your procrastination techniques. A lot of people procrastinate nonstop without realizing what they’re doing Do you check your email a dozen times a day, or spend hours reorganizing your workspace because you think that will help you clear your head? We all do plenty of things that are more productive than scrolling through social media, but still far less productive than just getting to work Take some time to analyze the things you do, then be honest with yourself about how important those tasks are I guarantee there are at least a couple routine activities that could be eliminated from your daily itinerary

Don’t multitask for the sake of multitasking If you can truly multitask, you have a gift In most cases, people who claim to be multitasking are just spreading effort between two separate chores Doing two things at once doesn’t save you any time if you have to repeat the process later because your work wasn’t good enough the first time When you give a task your full attention, you’ll finish it more quickly Keep that in mind