21 life hacking to save time each week

1. Maximally automate daily tasks

This will allow you to focus on something more important. Let's see what everyday problems can be solved now.

• I do not like to get out of the apartment? Use cleaning services firms.
• Do not like to cook every day? Order food delivery. The benefit of today's home brought not just fast food, but also useful, healthy food and even sports nutrition.
• You hate to wash? Take advantage of the laundry service, where there are often shipping and wash clothes at home.
• Do not like to pay the bills? Set up monthly payments that amount is deducted from the credit card automatically.
• Tired of thinking about what to wear? Make a versatile wardrobe, buy several identical sets of casual clothes.

When you get rid of the boring daily routine, all that remains - the joy and pleasure!

2. Use the rule of two minutes

If something does not take much time, just do it. You can send email right now? Submit. If you put the task for later, it will take no longer two, but five minutes. Defeat it quickly.

3. Remember that your ability to make the right decisions - a limited resource

Willpower can literally run out at exactly the moment when you need it the most. take important decisions in the morning, automate everything that can release the head from unnecessary information.

The President did not choose a suit or what to eat for breakfast every day. He protects decision-making ability for the moment when you need to press (or click) on the red button.

4. Use the rule of four songs each morning

The idea is to use songs as a way to track time instead of hours. Approximate duration of one song - 5 minutes. So, we collected 20. Here's how to do it.

• Song 1: clean teeth.
• Song 2: take a shower (to sing along, if you want).
• Song 3: Dress Up (dancing, if you want).
• Song 4: put on accessories, a little perfume, collect the bag, turn off the music. Let's hit the road!

If you train yourself to be collected during this short time, you will get another advantage: you can sleep late.

5. Get rid of temptations

The harder the distraction, the higher the productivity. If you distract your smartphone, take it to the next room.

6. Do not be constantly online

If you feel that something important will happen as soon as you get out of social media, we hasten to disappoint you. Nothing will happen.

Turn off the sound on the phone. Call back later. Replying to a message later.

7. Do not go empty-handed

There is always a thing that is not in its place. Tidy little bit: just take a subject that is not where it should be, the next time you get up from the chair.

8. Check the mail three times a day

And no more. At the same time, try not to start your day by reading emails. Set the schedule: for example, open the electronic box 11, 14 and 17 hours. Otherwise, you can spoil yourself in the morning or a nice evening.

9. Plan your dream

If you do not go to sleep on a schedule, wait for the chaos during the working day. Sleep easy to plan, and it will determine how well and accurately you will work after waking up.

10. Use blockers sites

Protect yourself from procrastination.

11. If you want to achieve something perfect, do it every day

In another way.

12. Do not accept the invitation if you do not want to go somewhere

Many people will hate you for it. But let's be honest: your time is much more valuable. In the end, you have your own affairs and interests.

13. Keep a to-do lists

Write down everything that needs to be done. Expunged that fulfilled. It's comfortable. This keeps productivity. This saves time.

14. Use the Pomodoro technique

On it is written, lots of. To practice it easier to install convenient application or buy a nice timer.

15. Marshall scale of preferences

This will help perform the most important tasks quickly and efficiently. After all, they should be the first in the to-do-list. If we make the most complex and challenging at first, then spend less time performing tasks easier.

16. Try to meditate and do breathing exercises

Start with 10 minutes and gradually receiving more and more time meditation and breathing. You will understand immediately why this is necessary: ​​the mind becomes clearer thought - more clearly. You calm down. You get a boost of energy to the end of the day.

No matter how much time you will need to accustom themselves to such practices. The main thing - do it every day at least a little.

17. Listen to podcasts or audiobooks while performing simple tasks

For example, when cooking or to clean up the apartment. You can buy a waterproof speaker and listen to podcasts or audiobooks while brushing your teeth or taking a shower. Include headphones when traveling on public transport, to spend that time to good use.

18. Do not sit at the computer, unless you know what you will do

Just give yourself installation: "I sit down to spend 10 minutes checking social networks." When the time is up, do what you have planned for today.

19. Mark the end of scotch tape

In order not to waste time and look for it next time.

20. Learn how to fold a T-shirt in two seconds

The method works for all t-shirts, polo shirts and short sleeve.

21. Use the rule of the "plus one"

When doing some simple and short task, be sure to try to remember another task that can be completed in a few minutes. For example, wash the dishes - at the same time and wipe the plate. Send emails - disassemble included in the box immediately afterwards. You train yourself to do everything faster and optimize your workflow.