Why we're late, and how to fight it
Productivity A Life / / December 19, 2019
Many late and out of schedule not by forgetfulness or procrastination, but because they are too optimistic about their potential.
Sverhoptimizm - the cause of all delays
If you are one of those who is convinced that the idea still will not begin at 19:00, and at 19:08, you will have time to exact a cup of coffee in front of how to take the train, or you get to the right place faster than it is written in Google Maps, it's likely you will too often late.
Although optimism there is nothing wrong with that, because of him, we often have high expectations. And we re-evaluate not only the time in which doberomsya from point A to point B, but the number of things that we can accomplish in a day.
We are too optimistic about their potential.
If today we are able to get to work in 25 minutes, the next day it starts to seem normal to us. But the timing and tomorrow to get as fast, we are likely to be late and earned himself an extra stress, because you can not foresee everything in advance.
It's the same with work. Every day we compile lists and never fulfill their entirety. We criticize ourselves for being fulfilled only half of the plan. However, all this does not mean that we are not working: we are just too optimistic assess their capabilities.
no tricks time management not add an extra hour a day, you just need to learn to rely on the fact that your half-hour meeting will drag on for all of 45 minutes, and during the day you fall down a few urgent tasks.
Two simple advice on how to stop being late
If you constantly feel guilty for being late, do not worry: it's not that you're an incorrigible egoist and do not value other people's time. Your only mistake was that you had hoped that everything goes according to plan.
To get rid of this habit, not necessarily to become a pessimist. You just need to recognize that you are not a superman who can manage everything. Then, less time will be wasted on self-flagellation, and more - to life itself.
- Always plan the way to work or any event in view of standby time. For example, Greg McKeown, bestselling author of "Essentialism"Advises when planning a half times increase the time that you usually spent on the road, to take account of all possible delays. It is better to come earlier, but if you have something to hold up on the road, you do not have to worry.
- It is important to assess what it is you are wasting your time. If you never finish to-do list for the day, try to write down how much time you take different things. The same e-mail, for example, can take up to 25% of the time. And next time, plan your day, taking into account the actual time spent. You can also try different methods of allocation of time, such as the method of Pomodoro.
Of course, the future is not predskazhesh, but you can prepare for it.
Optimism must not serve as an excuse for the constant delays. It is better to send it out to be kind to yourself and do not expect from myself impossible.