To celebrate National Time Management month in the USA, NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) published a whole host of valuable time management tips.
Here is the full list:
General time management tips
- Use a planner to track appointments and tasks. It can be a paper-based notebook, a computer software program, or an electronic handheld device.
- Make a habit of prioritizing your weekly tasks. Rank them in order of importance.
- Review how you are spending your time and make adjustments according to your goals and priorities.
- Create at least one hour of uninterrupted time per day to tackle projects and action items.
- Allocate more time for a task than you think it will take to allow for interruptions.
- Break large projects down into small, sequential steps. Schedule these steps into your day with your planner.
- Group errands together so that you save time (and money) on travel, and the hassle of having to run out again because you didn’t plan your trip initially.
- Work while you wait. Have “busy work” on hand to do while you wait at the doctor’s office, are on hold with the cable company, or are stuck waiting for a late lunch date.
- Create time management goals. For example, set a goal that you will not take personal phone calls while you’re working.
- Track your activities to determine whether or not you’re accomplishing your time management goals.
- Establish routines and stick to them as much as possible.
- Be sure your systems are organized. If you waste a lot of time looking for files on your computer, take the time to organize a file management system.
Other organizing tips are available at www.napo.net.
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