| Sometimes there are moments when we need much more than twenty four hours to cope with all our duties. In the majority of cases we find time to accomplish only urgent tasks, and quite often we hear a 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 you are able to slow down the time. It is possible if you follow 3 not complicated recommendations listed below.
1. Do not postpone your things to do.
Procrastination isn't only putting off all the tasks, sometimes it is just failure to give priority when people persuade themselves that the small things they do are very important, but postpone those duties that are really need to be done. It happens when these duties aren't very pleasant, or if a person doesn't know what to start with.
Take into consideration that procrastination does not solve your problems, it may only make them worse. In this way it's reasonable to make a schedule of your urgent tasks in order of decreasing importance, and begin with the most essential tasks. Don't put off important tasks till late evening, it is just a psychological trick.
2. Complicated tasks are to be carried out first.
In case you have several things to do with same priority, start with the most difficult duty. It's human nature to postpone the duties that seem difficult or unpleasant. It is unpractical both because you waste your time and because the longer you postpone the more impracticable the task would seem. That is why try to be honest to yourself, and begin with difficult duties.
3. If it is possible do a number of tasks at once.
Take into account the words: if it is possible. For example, the situation on the road needs your concentration, so do not try to settle your business problems on the telephone while driving. It's a good idea to combine mental tasks with mechanical ones. When you need to water the flowers or to do the dishes, you may begin with these tasks whilst talking on the phone. But be sure that your efforts to multitask don't slow down your activity.
Try these recommendations on practice, and you will save lots of time. But nevertheless, take into account that no strategy will work if you waste time on unproductive things. From time to time we tell ourselves that we'll take some rest just for a minute but then we find it even more difficult to concentrate attention on our obligations. There is a famous proverb: business before pleasure. |
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