The most effective time management strategies are actually just little things that you can alter about how you structure activities. And interestingly enough, if you structure your activities differently, then you start to notice different results. So, what are these effective time management strategies?
The first strategy for managing your time is desire. If you deeply desire to do a project, it'll get done well. And while this may seem absurd at first, it makes perfect sense. I mean think about it, would you procrastinate or drag out getting food if you were starving? Would you put off having sex for long periods of time because it just takes too much effort? So, consider your goals: how much do you desire them? What makes them so great? How long should they really take you to complete?
Faith is the next of the effective time management strategies. And no, I'm not talking about faith in God, though I can be read that way if you wish. In other words, if you want to accomplish a task, it's best to have faith that you can accomplish the task. If you don't believe that you can do something, you're very likely to put it off. However, if you have faith that you can accomplish a goal, you're significantly more likely to achieve it. Though, without desire, faith is somewhat superfluous.
Priorities are the next of the effective time management strategies. After you've decided what you want to accomplish, why, and that you believe you can accomplish it, then, it's time to start working on a plan. So, list the goals you want to accomplish, and put them in order of priority. Next, split the goals into smaller chunks--and prioritize those. Now, all you have to do is do each step in order and you've accomplished your goals... or on a pessimistic note, will learn what extra steps you'll need to accomplish your goals.
Finally, the last of the effective time management strategies is the deadline. Anything worth doing is worth putting a time limit on. If you don't, then things tend to drag on forever. And if you make the deadline far out, it's very easy to procrastinate it until the last minute... (ever wait until the last minute to do something because it seemed like you had so much time?). So, make sure to put a reasonable, but aggressive deadline on everything you do and you'll see your time double (mine almost octupled because I was such a perfectionist).
By the way, would you like to learn more about time management? Then, download my free guide How to Manage Your Time.
Though, you may also be interested in reading my blog post about how to avoid procrastination.
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