I have taken on a bit too much at the moment. I am working on this blog, taking a sewing class, designing and making jewelry to sell on Etsy, decluttering my flat by selling stuff on Ebay, all while trying to scrape together enough money to pay the mortgage. A lot of it is snowflaking because as a freelancer, my amount of work has gone down with the economy so I am being creative.
Most of the time it feels like my head is going to explode so I have decided to work on my time management and concentration. Dumb Little Man has written a brilliant post on ways to stay focused. I have noted and am starting to use a few of his tricks, especially the one about writing down the next days top five goals before bed.
Do you dear readers have any time management tricks? I have taken out Time Management for Dummies from the library but have not found the time to read it. Please help me get organized so my head does not explode!
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I find it very helpful to make a short list before I go to bed of what I need to get done the next day. Writing it down helps me get a good night’s sleep so that I won’t be up all night thinking then when I wake up well rested it’s easier to get everything done.
I also find it helpful to set the timer on my phone when I go online for “me time” a.k.a. browsing, twitter, catching up on blogs etc so that I don’t end up wasting the entire day…like this morning!
Hi Holly,
Thanks for commenting! I agree about the list before bed, it does help one sleep. I should try the timer thing as I have a timer widget on my computer for phone calls and I spend way too much time on the internet and Twitter.
Hey Viviana;
I found you because you’re on my team for the PF bloggers weight loss challenge. go team! I’m really digging your blog so far.
For time management I use a combination similar to Holly above. I am an extensive list maker, and I use timers to give myself a block of time for whatever the task is. I find for me the hardest thing is when to *stop* doing what I’m doing, and move on. I also put items on my longer-term to-do list on my calendar and set reminders. That way I have time blocked out for dealing with it, so it doesn’t just get moved from one list to the next without being addressed. Hope it helps!
Hi Lynne,
I am excited about the challenge.
Thanks for your comment – You sound like a very organized lady! I am also a list person but I find stuff like Twitter eats time. I am doing Holly’s idea of writing a list before which I am finding really helpful in getting a good nights sleep. I also do an online calendar for my bills with is immensely helpful in watching my money.
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