| Sometimes there are moments when we require much more than twenty four hours to accomplish all our things to do. In the majority of cases we have time to fulfil only urgent tasks, and every day we hear complaints that there is no time to meet friends, or to visit relatives, or even to allot a couple of hours to ourselves.
Does that sound familiar to you? Fancy that you can slow down the time. It's possible if you know 3 not complicated recommendations listed below.
1. Do not postpone your tasks.
Procrastination isn't only postponing all the tasks, sometimes it's just failure to give priority when people persuade themselves that the small things they do are very important, but putt off those tasks that are really need to be done. It occurs in case these tasks are not very pleasant, or in case a person does not know where to start.
Take into consideration that procrastination doesn't solve your problems, it may only make them worse. That is why it is reasonable to make a schedule of your urgent tasks in order of decreasing importance, and begin with the most essential duties. Do not put off important duties till late evening, it's just a psychological trick.
2. Complicated duties are to be accomplished first.
If you have several things to do with similar priority, start with the most difficult duty. It is human nature to put off the duties that seem difficult or not pleasant. It's not practical both because you waste your time and because the longer you put off the more unrealizable the duty would seem. That's why be honest to yourself, and begin with complicated tasks.
3. If it is possible multitask.
Take into account the words: if it is possible. For instance, the situation on the road needs your concentration, that is why do not try to settle your business problems on the phone 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'll save a lot of time. But take into account that no strategy will work if you waste time on unproductive activity. Every now and then we tell ourselves that we'll look aside just for a minute but then we find it even more difficult to concentrate on our obligations. Do not forget a famous proverb: business before pleasure. |
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