You are just getting to your work when your boss rushes in with a “last-minute emergency.”
He or she needs something right now.
But, the irony is when you look at the email they sent, the information in it is weeks old. The “emergency” is really just because they procrastinated.
Do others create emergencies for you, because of bad planning on their part?
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People often think that they don’t have time for time management.
I don’t have time to plan, time to organize, or time to get to my todo list.
Yet, the biggest results of managing your time are from the small things that you do. The minor habits and tactics that often take moments of your time.
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People have a hard time attending meetings that are longer than one hour.
Maybe it’s today’s ADD. Or perhaps, it’s just that any meeting that long is a waste of many people’s time.
Either way, there is almost no reason to schedule a meeting for over 60 minutes.
If you do, you’re scheduling more time than is necessary or productive.
When people really want to get something done, what do they typically do?
They schedule a really long meeting.
The dreaded 90-minute (or two-hour) meeting invite arrives in your inbox.
Even before you accept it, you know that a large chunk of your day will not be productive.
The irony here is that most “long meetings” get scheduled because someone is disorganized, uninformed, or needs other people to do their work. They want to get more done, but they are really accomplishing the opposite.
Scheduling meetings for more than an hour in non-productive. You lose people’s interest, energy, and attention.
Even worse, meetings will always expand to fill the allowed time. People will show up late, there will be wasted chit-chat, and even joking about “how much time there is” for the discussion.
Most meetings should be 30 minutes (or less).
An hour is about the maximum amount of time that produces productive discussion on one topic.
Avoid anything above that timeframe, as expanding the time doesn’t expand the results.
Shorter meetings are better meetings and don’t take up valuable time in your day.
Question: How long do you schedule meetings for? Does your organization hold 90 minute meetings? You can leave a comment by clicking here.
You keep saying you will do that task.
Yet, you keep putting it off, and you never seem to get to it.
When will you actually do it?
The simple question you need to ask is, “At what time will I get this task done?”
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Your routine is your routine.
You do it all the time, every day, probably without thinking.
It has become more than habit, it is your lifestyle.
Yet, what do you do when your routine isn’t producing the results you want?
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Do you make promises that your time can’t keep?
Simple ones like, “I’ll only be a minute.”
Silly ones like, “Give me a second.”
Really, one second?
Or bad ones like, “I will call you back today.”
Yet, you don’t write it down or set an alarm.
You need to stop making commitments that you can’t or won’t keep.
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Take a look at your calendar today.
Do you have any meetings that are scheduled back-to-back?
If so, you are setting yourself up for conflicts, stress, and missed appointments.
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Is your desk clean or cluttered?
There are probably half a dozen things that don’t belong there. Perhaps, many things that you could get rid of and never notice.
What’s on your desk right now, that you could throw away?
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You may be asking yourself, “When is the right time to start?”
To begin your big goal. To commence working out. Or even just to do the tasks on your task list.
The answer is always the same… “Right now is the right time.”
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We protect our physical assets.
Our belongings, valuables, and more.
Yet, in this day, more and more of our assets are digital rather than physical.
What could you lose if you computer or phone were broken or stolen? Are you digital assets protected and backed up?
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