Time is Money! 10 Time Management Tips From Highly Successful People
Are you
struggling with time management? People often use the term “time management”
when discussing productivity. Yet, is this phrasing correct? Are we genuinely
managing time? No, we aren’t. Time passes, one second after another, and you
can’t do a thing to stop it. In truth, you can’t manage something that is
completely beyond your control.
It is my
hope that, after going through these so-called time management tips, you’ll
realize that accomplishing things is a matter of managing activities instead of
time. Deciding what to do and when is the cornerstone of productivity.
Read on
for ten activity management tips that will change your life:
1. Brian Tracy; CEO of Brian Tracy International: Plan
your day in advance
“The best
exercise is for you to plan your entire next day as the last thing you do
before coming home from work. When you plan your day the night before, your
subconscious then goes to work on your plans and goals while you are asleep.
Very often you will wake up in the morning with ideas and insights that apply
to the work of the day.”
2. Jason Goldberg, CEO of Fab.com: Focus on one thing at
a time
“Pick one
thing and do that one thing – and only that one thing – better than anyon else
ever could”.
3. Tony Schwartz, CEO of The Energy Project: Prioritize
“Force
yourself to prioritize so that you know that you will finish at least that one
critical task during the period of the day when you have the most energy and
the fewest distractions.”
4. Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder of Facebook: Pick one day
to focus on your individual work
“Pick one
day a week that you and your team can focus on getting individual work done
without any interruptions like meetings. At Asana, we have No Meeting
Wednesdays established to encourage flow and productivity across the company.”
5. Steve Jobs: Delegate
“There’s
no excuse for employees to have any confusion after a meeting. An effective
Apple meeting will include an “action list,” and next to each action item is a
“DRI” — a directly responsible individual who must ensure the task is
accomplished.”
6. Warren Buffett: Say no most of the time
“The
difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful
people say ‘no’ to almost everything.”
7. Richard Branson: Conduct your meetings standing up
“One of my
favorite tricks is to conduct most of my meetings standing up. I find it to be
a much quicker way of getting down to business, making a decision, and sealing
the deal. When given the opportunity, I often like to take things a step
further – literally, with a walking meeting.”
8. Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot: Have time to think
“I try to
think a lot and try to increase the amount of time I spend thinking about
things versus on the phone or in a meeting… I see people working a lot, and I
say what’s your time spent thinking versus working?”
9. Nathan Blecharczyk, co-founder of Airbnb: Do the real
work in the morning
“I try to
fill my calendar in reverse, from the end-of-day to earlier; I try to reserve
the morning for doing ‘real work.’ I find I can focus more in the morning,
whereas it’s harder to get focused after having been bombarded by meetings, so
I try to save meetings for later in the day.”
10. Benjamin Franklin: Build a consistent day-to-day
schedule with time for self-reflection
Here is
Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule according to his autobiography:
“5: Rise,
wash.
6: Powerful goodness! The morning. Morning prayer and plan for the day. [He asks himself], “What good business shall I do today?”
7: Study, and breakfast.
8-12: Work.
12-2: Read or overlook accounts, and dine.
2-4: Work.
4-6: Evening rest.
6: Put things in their places, ie: cleaning and organizing
7: Reflect on the day with the question: “What good have I done today?”
8: Supper, music, or diversion, or conversation
9: Examination of the day
10: Sleep”
6: Powerful goodness! The morning. Morning prayer and plan for the day. [He asks himself], “What good business shall I do today?”
7: Study, and breakfast.
8-12: Work.
12-2: Read or overlook accounts, and dine.
2-4: Work.
4-6: Evening rest.
6: Put things in their places, ie: cleaning and organizing
7: Reflect on the day with the question: “What good have I done today?”
8: Supper, music, or diversion, or conversation
9: Examination of the day
10: Sleep”
BY THIBAUT MEURISSE
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