Time is usually referred to as
an enemy. We are trying so hard to beat the clock that we cannot even imagine
that we can stop. Well, stop and breathe, and look at ourselves and around us
and act accordingly.
Do
you need time management tips?
Start
by seeing the time in another way; well, no longer an enemy. You are the one in
charge of it and not the other way around. Are there days that have gone by and
they left you without even remembering anything about them or about you doing
something memorable?! If yes, then you should take measures. Here are some
tips.
Tip
1
Make
a list. Include only the things to do in one day. Then, you can start a weekly
list, and after a while you can do that for a whole month. But do take baby
steps. This is the most important thing. Don’t ask too much from yourself, and,
especially, be kind and patient with yourself.
The
list must include, shortly, only the things that you must do during that day.
Tip
2
Try
to limit, as much as possible, the impact of the time eaters. What are time
eaters?
You
have them all around you, the TV, mobile phones, laptops, tablets and long
conversations on the phone that leave you dried out. Sure, it is important to
communicate, but long conversations in which it appears that we say a lot but
we hardly remember anything about it or we even understand the other one, do us
more harm than good. Here, the idea ‘less is better’ really makes sense.
Try
giving yourself breaks from the above.
During
the weekends, I, for example, have all my phones on silent, I do not check my
emails and neither my social media profiles.
But
I do read, watch movies, sew, paint, draw, write or go on trips.
Tip
3
Do
realize that during some days you won’t be able to keep at your list and you
may not be able to not have those long conversations on the telephone. This
does not mean you failed. But, actually, it means that a step backward may give
you more motivation.
I
hope the tips above do help you. Remind yourself that in order to do things as
they are expected from you, you have to be fine. Which brings me to the most
important thing: breathe and enjoy, and you will make the time your ally. It is
possible.
