A simple way to understand what you are spending the time to actually
Productivity / / December 23, 2019
We think that we know very well, which takes our time. Any adult has an idea how many hours it takes work, home affairs, meeting with friends, rest or sleep.
However, subjective feelings - is one thing, but facts - completely different. We take time a little distorted. Sometimes it flies and sometimes barely moving. Therefore, many of our judgments about how much we spend on different tasks are not correct. In order to obtain accurate data, it is necessary to keep records.
How to fix the time
At its core, this is a very easy task. Every half-hour record of what you've spent the previous 30 minutes. A week later, you will accumulate enough data for analysis.
Think about what you like or do not like in your chart. You will surely find the right there are a lot of minuses. Do not forget to pay attention to the pros, or disappear motivation to change something.
Note the case for which you would like to spend less time and more. Check how many hours does it take you view social networks, series and television work, meetings with family and rest. Pay special attention to the activity that you spend time unconsciously - is, for example, the case with
procrastination.Why do it
- You will see how much time you actually spent on the job. People usually exaggerate the number of hours spent at work, and the magazine will help fix them accurately.
- You will learn the truth about where your time is leaking. Especially it will be useful for those who are constantly He feels busy. Most often, employment - it is simply the inability to dispose of free time.
- You understand what your priorities are. It is one thing - to convince yourself that you, for example, important meetings with friends. Others - in fact try to devote time to them.
- You can improve the quality of life. Learning what do you spend the time, you will begin to change habits and living conditions. For example, if you realize that spending 15 hours a week on the way to the office, you decide to move to a more flexible schedule or change jobs.
see alsođ§
- What is a planning error and how to evaluate the timing
- How not blame yourself if you are unproductive
- A simple way to always find time for important tasks