How Do You Spend Your Time? If you're not sure where all your time disappears, keep a log of your time for a week or so. Make a note of everything you do through your normal working day. Include work and personal time, from when you wake up, how long you take for meals (too much, too little?) until you go to bed. There are no right or wrong answers, at this stage you're just getting an idea of where your time goes. Now, complete the following questions to see where you are spending your time in the course of a normal working week.
Look at where you potentially "waste" time and decide what you can do to change it. Make sure you're getting enough breaks during the day. It's all very well working hard, but how productive is that working time? If you're getting tired, you won't be as effective, take frequent breaks. In order to make the most effective use of your time, you need to make sure that you're focusing on what's important. Prioritize your tasks and actions in order of importance or urgency. Ensure you spend most of your time focusing on the important tasks to avoid them becoming urgent later on. Get the high priority tasks done first and break larger tasks down into smaller ones.
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