15 gems on saving time and avoiding procrastination
- Plan your day
- Focus on minutes - there are 1400 in each day make each of them count
- Transfer your to do list into your diary
- Set your priorities - split into 4ds - do it , delegate it, defer it or dump it
- Delegate most of your activities - Create job schedules and task lists for people and allocate times for them (expertential )
- Work on 1st 2 “do its” first thing on the morning
- Time block for leisure - balance your life
- Write everything down - get rid of mind chatter
- Meetings - all to stand up - keep them short and sharp
- Say “no” if it’s not focussed on what you want to achieve
- Use Pareto’s 80/20 rule - focus on doing the 20pc
- If something’s gonna take 10 minutes to complete, do we t immediately
- Excercise every morning as a ritual - walk, yoga, Pilates, gym
- Maximise energy to maximise productivity - plan short breaks during day and be sure to eat properly
- Celebrate wins and reward yourself