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Life & Well Being 15 Ways to Manage Your Time Effectively

By Tanya Thukral

17 Feb 2021

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How often have you heard that time is money? Presumably all your life, our society is actually really structured to manage time effectively, believe it or not. As soon as a child turns 3 or 4 he/she is thrown into the world of education where the basic premise is to get into a routine.

The first thing a child is equipped with is a timetable, not just to do well in school but to make them realize the power of time. If not then what would be the point of deadlines and timely submissions that follow us throughout our lives?

92% of people who do not use their time effectively fail to achieve their long term goals. What an intimidating statistic isn't it? To bear the weight of your hopes and dreams your entire life and seeing them not realize is a daunting thought. So let's discuss why people get stuck?

I believe every person is born with remarkable potential. The human brain contains one hundred billion cells, each connected to thousands of cells, isn't that simply magnificent? And so every person has massive potential to achieve personal greatness.

There is no instruction manual on life so you create your own! The biggest marker to achieving your full potential in time. Time management is defined as the ability to use one’s time effectively and productively, especially at work.

It means to efficiently and effectively complete tasks to reduce workload and achieve timely completion of set goals. Now let us dive deep into 15 proven tips to ensure time management:

WRITE A TO-DO LIST		Writing is an extremely effective practice to inculcate in our daily lives. By writing a To-Do list you get a clear and comprehensive idea of the work you need to do and ensures that you do not miss a thing with the added benefit of striking off completed tasks, we can all agree how satisfying that is.
SET SMALLER GOALS		Do not try to achieve everything in a single day, instead focus on maximizing your output. Figure out your strengths and weaknesses and playout to your strengths, if you focus too much on perfection then you might miss out on completing the most basic tasks. Work on completing goals best suited to your abilities.
CLEAR YOUR MIND		It is essential to block out every distraction that clutters your mind. A distracted mind is unable to focus and might hamper the quality of work you produce. Listening to music, reading a light book, or watching fun, light-hearted content online might help you clear your head and get on track.
DON’T DISTRACT YOURSELF		Success not just depends on the hard work that you do but also on how serious and determined you are about reaching your goals. A key area to improve on is to make a routine and follow it with discipline. Time-wasting habits like excessively scrolling social media or binge-watching or too much socializing should be curbed to remain focused and save time.
DEVELOP MINDFULNESS		Meditating is an essential tool to cut out the emotional toxins in your life and practice moderation to enhance productivity and utilizing time.
GET ON WITH IT		The one quality every human must possess in order to win at life is to take control of your mind. To enter the cult of productivity and effective time management, so mastering your mind and taking the first step is extremely imperative to succeed in life.
EXERCISE		A healthy mind resides in a healthy body and so exercising has proved to have brain-changing benefits like the release of hormones like endorphin essential to keep the mind healthy and calm. Exercise 3 to 4 times a week to increase your concentration and energy.
REWARD YOURSELF		Not all tasks are structured according to your capabilities, when you achieve something by thinking out of the box or complete tasks efficiently before time, reward yourself in tiny ways to keep up the good work.
ORGANIZE YOUR BREAKS		Working for long periods of time without hitting pause can lead to overworking and mental exhaustion. Taking small breaks frequently refreshes the mind and improves the capacity to do more work and saving time.
MANAGE YOUR ENERGY		It is imperative to save your energy to get the momentum going and avoid chaos. Avoid spending energy on activities that deprive you of your energy like unnecessarily spending time on social media, oversleeping, excessive content consumption to keep yourself proactive throughout the day.
CREATE MORE VALUE		If there is a time crunch focus on the quality of work and not quantity. It is a myth that doing large volumes of work makes you productive. Assort and compartmentalize to save time and produce high-quality output.
INSPIRE YOURSELF		Exposing yourself to inspirational content before you start working helps to stay on track and not deviate from your goal. Listening to Podcasts, watching short interviews or light reading helps greatly.
DO NOT DO MULTIPLE THINGS AT ONCE		Managing several tasks at once may lead to chaos and confusion and loss of precious time. To work more effectively focus on tasks step by step based on your abilities to move ahead at the right place.
UTILIZE YOUR PEAK		Work according to your body’s natural cycle. Do the heavy lifting at night if you are a night owl and in the morning if you are an early bird, handle harder tasks at your peak when there is a consistent flow.
HAVE A POSITIVE MINDSET		When you are planning your daily tasks, make use of positive affirmations like “It is going to be an extremely productive and fulfilling day !” to not get daunted by challenges and seize the day!