31 Here is good news for you. It’s a fine start to reclaim your time back. Or rather, it helps you create more time in your day.
Get Up Earlier
Get up fifteen minutes earlier. If you're like most people, your morning probably feels rushed: you drag yourself out of bed at the last minute, maybe get some breakfast if you're lucky, and dash off to work. 32 Perhaps it'll give you time to actually sit down and enjoy your breakfast for once. Maybe you can use that fifteen minutes a day to read through that book or stack of journals that you keep meaning to get to.
Create a Plan
At the start of your workday, before you even check your emails, make a plan. Write down the three most important tasks you want to accomplish that day. Put a big star next to the most important. Now, before you get into the busy work of emails, 33 .
Don't Multitask
Although multitasking feels efficient - because it feels busy - it actually loses you time. 34 . There's nothing efficient about rushing a job which you then end up having to redo.
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Finally, one of the best ways to make more time in your life is to finish your work on time! If you work for an employer, make an effort to leave the office on time - at least a couple of days each week. If you work for yourself, you need to be even more self-disciplined, as your work is likely to be very easily accessible when you're at home!
A.Getting up just a bit earlier can give you some breathing space.
B.Don’t fight against it, but use it wisely.
C.Reluctant to see one more fascinating video?
D. Start on that important task and see it through to the end.
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