Five Ways to Add More Time to Your Day
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Send to a friend by YMHave you ever met someone who seemed to have an incredible ability to maximize their time? Someone who seemed like they had 36 hours in their day? Are they super human? Or, have they figured out a secret way to add hours to their day? By making a few small changes in your daily routine, you too can begin to feel like you’ve added more time to every day.
Have you ever met someone who seemed to have an incredible ability to maximize their time? Someone who seemed like they had 36 hours in their day? Are they super human? Or, have they figured out a secret way to add hours to their day? By making a few small changes in your daily routine, you too can begin to feel like you’ve added more time to every day. Here are a few ways to get started.
1) Prioritize
To begin the process of adding more time to your day, you will want to ask yourself a few important questions. 1) What are my real priorities for the day or the week? 2) Where does my time go now? 3) Is my time currently being spent on the priorities I’ve listed at number one? 4) What is really important for me to accomplish and what is just busy work? 5) Finally, where do I really want my time to go?
2) Schedule Important Events
After you’ve answered these questions for yourself, it can be very helpful to schedule important events or activities that are a priority for you. For example, when are you going to fit in four workouts this week? When will be the best time to finish the important deadline at work? Without writing down when you are going to work on something, often we push those tasks to the wayside.
3) Minimize Distractions
Too often when we are preparing to complete a project, small and large distractions tend to take us off course. It can be as simple as the temptation to check our email, co-workers stopping by to talk, or answering the phone. Try to create a space where you can minimize your distractions. Close your office door for 30 minutes. Send all your messages to voice mail, or plan on checking your email three set times a day.
4) Energize
Sometimes a feeling of low energy can zap us of any desire to get projects done. There are a few simple things you can do to add a little liveliness to your day.
1) Take a look at what time of day you work best. Are you a morning person or an evening person? Capitalize on your best work times.
2) Don’t forget to eat breakfast. “Eating breakfast of any kind prevent(s) many of the adverse effects of fasting," such as irritability and fatigue, according to Bonnie Spring, Ph.D. , University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School.
3) Add a little exercise to your day. If you aren’t one to exercise for 20-30 minutes a day, getting up to stretch or simply adding a 10-15 minute walk during your day may give you that boost you need.
4) Don’t forget to drink more water. Many studies have shown that simply being dehydrated can cause tiredness and dull critical thinking abilities.
5) Ask for Help
Asking for help can come in many forms. Sometimes it’s easy to overlook how a task can be divided up or delegated to other co-workers or members of the family. Another strategy can be to hire help. Maybe budgeting a little extra money for a babysitter or a cleaning service could be well worth your money depending on the value of your time.
You will be able to create the extra time you need by simply following these five steps. You will be the one that your friends stand in awe of as you make more room in your day!
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