Time and tide wait for no man. In business, we say time is money. In other word, anyone who is wasting time is wasting money. Some other people say time is life. So, time wasting equals life wasting. Concerted efforts should be made not to misuse time. I am here offering some excellent and unfailing ideas on how to make effective use of time.
Double use your time
This is where there is possibility of doing two things together at a time and thereby safe some of your precious time. Examples of this are; travelling and reading, washing and listening to music, writing or reading while at the mechanic shop etc.
Do the assessment of your time usage
Assessing your time usage has to do with examining whether you have been following your scheduling, whether you have been spending too much time on some items at the detriment of the others. This should call for adjustment of your time usage.
Take breaks to avoid breakdown
Take a recess, break and relax, to avoid unnecessary breakdown. When breakdown occurs, all the time saved before will be lost. Precious time may be spent in the hospital or at home recuperating, without doing any work.
Avoid time wasters
These refers to things which cause people to spend a lot of time doing something what is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit.
Examples are searching for lost items, disorganisation or unproductive meetings.
Set realistic goals
Realistic goal is one that one can reach given the current mindset, motivation level, timeframe, skills and abilities. If your goals are not realistic enough, you may fail along the way.
Prioritise your activities with discipline
To prioritise activities is to engage in activities that takes utmost attention and urgency first. It is adopting the scale of preference in the list of activities. This of course must be done with discipline. Follow the priority. Stop gallivanting from one activity to the other.
Set out at right time to beat holdup
We are living in the days when at a particular time the roads become clumsy and difficult to travel in. In order to overcome the difficulties of taking a long time on the road, it is advisable to set out early and beat unnecessary holdup on the road.
Avoid distractions and diversion
Distractions and diversions will prevent a planner to achieve the set plans and goals.
Many things will want to crop up on the way to cause distractions and diversion. Be disciplined enough to avoid all these.
Put right tools in your tool box.
When you put vehicle on the road or put an engine to use, always have the right tools with you. The absence of a jack or a particular number of spanner can cause hours of delay on the road or at work.
Cut down on unnecessary meetings
Meetings that will take tolls on your schedule and hinder you to move and finish a job at the allotted time should be cut off.
With all these, you are sure to have a strong grip on your time and accomplish your set goals.
Thanks for going through this piece. @Pastormike