Getting the most out of your time!

I’ve already delved a little into this theme when I’ve discussed how to stay organised, how to motivate yourself, ways to stay motivated and even in the discussions about learning new things as a blogger (found in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the new blogger series). Getting the most out of your time is so important. Our lives become increasingly busy every single day. I look at my own example of simply commuting to and from work over an approximate 2 hour period everyday and that’s 2 hours I lose, sitting in my car doing nothing else. I use this time to catch up on podcasts and lectures and to speak with friends (who are also early risers).

That being said I absolutely detest losing time and wasting time. It’s the one thing we can never get back. Every minute, every second that passes is already the past. Just these words that I’ve written now will already be in the past by the time I get to the end of the sentence.

Thinking of the world in that way I believe encourages us to be the best that we can be..to utilise every single moment and to capture every memory. It can be hard to be everywhere, all the time, every time but we have to start somewhere.

There are important points to note about making the most out of your time which can include things I have already discussed like:

• Pre planning meals, events and activities. Scheduling time for blogging or other activity. Scheduling you time, gym time, family time…it doesn’t matter what it is but keeping a schedule (not too rigid of course, you still need to have fun!) ensures you are making the most of your time.
• Other things include itemising and listing, using time management skills to structure your days and activities.

• Not procrastinating and being productive. Setting your mind to a task and schedule and keeping it.
• Training yourself to be consistent, developing new habits and breaking bad ones.
• Staying positive. Being in a negative state reduces the amount of progressive and active events you actually do.
• Not wasting time with toxic people, friends or family who do nothing else but put you down or make you feel bad because of their own issues and insecurities. If they’re not worth your time, fuck them off.
• Be effective with the time you have. Focus on what you need to achieve, tackle the harder sections of the task first and give yourself deadlines for when it needs to be done. Be accountable.
• Use an organiser or a planner. This will allow you to prioritise your free time and down time to be more productive.

Time management is something we all already do in our work and home life. It’s just a matter of prioritising activity and events relevant to your goals and deadlines and reviewing them often. I usually make daily, weekly and monthly goals for work. This gives me a clear time to progress each task and work towards larger style reporting where I can compare and contrast result types for advice and recommendations to senior management. I carry this activity on in my personal life because it is already an ingrained skill I use all the time, and I find it helps me really categorise my free and working time to the best of my ability.

What are some of the things you do to get the most out of your time? How do you prioritise your days, events, activities and schedule for work, home, school or free time?