How to use self-awareness to make sure time always stays on your side. 10 tips on building up a great relationship with time.

1. H o w t o u s e s e l f - a w a r e n e s s t o
m a k e s u r e t i m e a l w a y s s t a y s
o n y o u r s i d e .

2. EXPERIMENT
Look for clues, not fails. When something works,
find ways to use it. When something doesn’t work,
don’t think about it. Doesn’t matter how many other
people it works for. It doesn’t work for YOU.
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3. THINK IN DIFFERENT TIMESCALES
Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly…Schedule in relevant
timescales. Then bring them together so you don’t
lose sight of competing priorities. It’s not always
easy at first, but it’s much easier in the long run.
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4. USE QUIET TIME WISELY
Don’t be tempted to fill up time with aimless tasks.
Work out the best use of your time, even in spare
moments between tasks. You may just want to chill,
but at least you’ve identified it as the priority first.
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5. “
-Theo J Ellis
[So urce ]

6. ACT WHEN NOBODY’S AROUND
Weekends and early mornings are great. There are
no other people ready to tempt you with new ways
to have fun and procrastinate. My favourite time is
4am…Embrace that dawn productivity!
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7. BUILD REGULAR HABITS
The more you do something, the more likely you are
to do it again. Mark off each day with a scribble on
your calendar or favourite app. Keep it visible so
you’re not tempted to break the chain’s regularity.
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8. BATCH-PROCESS TASKS
Great for repetitive, regular tasks. Build a process
that lets you do it all in one go. That way, you don’t
need to prepare each time. Preparation is a time
sink you don’t always notice. Banish it by batching!
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9. GO BACK TO EXPERIMENTING
Now you’re on your time-winning journey, look back
at some of the methods you didn’t like at first. Your
new regime could mean a new attitude toward the
stuff that didn’t previously work. Keep assessing.
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10. TIME YOURSELF
If you keep putting off the start, time 10 minutes.
It’s no time at all, but it may be the push you need.
If you spend too much time on tasks, set a timer for
the amount of time you want to spend on it.
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11. KNOW WHEN TO STOP
Perfectionism wastes time. Don't spend an hour on
90% and three hours on the last 10%. 90% may be
enough. And if it's not enough, at least have a quick
break first. Your brain will thank you for it.
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12. SCHEDULE YOUR DOWNTIME
When you schedule everything, nothing will stack
up and surprise you. When you schedule it all, you
lock in time to relax, so you never overdo it. Win!
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-Shane Parrish
[So urce ]

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