Time Management Techniques and Good Habits

Follow these tips to start gaining more control of your time spent on important things in your life.

Brainstorm
Find the areas in your life that wastes time. Write down new habits that need to be formed. Do not become overwhelmed trying to figure out how you are going to succeed at all these new life patterns

Choose Two
Most people sabotage themselves when they try change everything in one go. Try pick a couople of new patterns in life you would like. Then for the next 30-90 days, these will be the new patterns and habits you focus on creating.

Incremental Goals
Now that you have your two success habits, create a daily or weekly routine that is easy to follow. For instance, let’s say that you want to wake up a little earlier every morning to do morning exercise before work. Set a goal and do it in small increments, e.g. 5 minutes earlier, till you reach your goal.

Stop Wasting Time
You can also apply these principles when it comes to time tracking and time sheets. Have you ever wondered how much time is lost on viewing email, facebook, instant messaging, text messaging, phone ringing, casual surfing and what not? Start creating a good habit of only checking emails e.g. 3 times a day. It will reduce your work stress, and give you time to work on your projects and get lots of work hours in your time sheets