10 DAILY TIME SAVING HABITS
By
Marcia Ramsland, author of
Simplify Your Life: Get Organized and Stay that
Way!
I
(Laura) love Marcia Ramsland…she has been a deep
encouragement for me in getting organized and staying on
top of my life and not under it. She loves the Lord and
makes order in your life seem less overwhelming and
attainable. I have tried to appropriate these ten tips into
my life and believe they have made a difference in managing
my time. Try them and see for yourself!
1)
Make your bed EVERY morning.
It only takes 2 minutes to give you 16 hours of order while
you carry on your day. You will be uplifted to come back to
a beautiful, restful room at the end of the day. And your
room is 50-70% clean once you do it!
2)
Practice the “Two Minute Pickup” every time you
leave a room or your desk.
That is turn around and quickly put away everything for two
minutes. The less you have to put away, the less fragmented
your life will be when you return.
3)
Learn to love clean counters.
Significant amounts of time are saved if keys, glasses,
important papers, shoes, and clutter are neatly put away or
tossed. Work off your planner reminders to return items,
not piles of flyers, coupons, and projects sitting
out.
4)
Cut your work in half by putting things away NOW instead of
putting them down to come back to later.
One of the biggest time wasters is to say,
“I’ll deal with that later.” (And when
would that be?) Put everything away now!
5)
Set the pace for your day by arriving early or at least on
time at your first event.
Have you ever noticed that your arrival time at the first
event sets the pace for the rest of your
day?
6)
Most people go to sleep the same number of hours after
dinner, so make sure dinner is early and regular.
You’ll save time during the day if you commit
yourself to getting enough sleep and waking up
rested.
7)
Decide if “To Do” items you write down are
“Intentions” or
“Commitments.”
If they are commitments to really get done, assign them a
specific calendar day and do them. If they are intentions,
cross them off your list and quit rewriting unreasonably
long lists over and over.
8)
Write every action on a day, or on a “Master
List” under sections titled “To Do,”
“To Call,” Errands,” “Work,”
“Personal.”
Don’t clutter your mind with things to remember.
Write them down in your planner.
9)
Strive to focus your day’s events on things you
enjoy.
You will show up for things you like and personally
sabotage your time if you have too many stressful things to
do.
10)
Congratulate yourself every day for the things you do
accomplish.
If you go through your day activities with a smile and good
attitude, you get bonus points!
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