Posts tagged Chunk
5 Tips To Get More Out Of Your Day
Sep 21st
Every one needs more time out of their day but without the aid of a magical watch or time travel, we have to find other ways to eek out those productive moments that have hidden themselves in distasteful tasks and endless emails.
Make an extra hour – without the magic wand
Plan out an hour every day that you do not plan out.Pick a time of day that works for you, try not to change this too much or you won’t make it a habitGive yourself a chunk a time to fill with what you need (or even want)Do this EVERY day – not just now and then – get in the habitIf you can’t do an hour, start smaller and work up to it
Get started – NOW
Don’t procrastinateGet “it” out of the way – that project or job you’re dreading, do it first, trust me – it’s easier this wayBegin a task even if it is just a part, you may get motivated to do moreAvoid letting things slide or build up
Say NO
This is not a cop out as many men see it, it is a way of prioritizingSet limits and boundaries especially at workLose the guilt and get on with it already
Outsource
For many men, it makes more sense in terms of time and money to hire out less important tasks such as mowing the lawn. Spending the money lets you buy time.Also bundle tasks together to save time
Take a step back
Make time for friends and familyGet rid of people and activities that waste your timeDouble check the necessity of all of your necessities – maybe you can pare down where you didn’t know you could!
24 hours in a day actually is enough – it has to be because it’s all we get. Pay attention and you will make more time and manage your time more wisely – definitely worth the time to consider if you ask me.
Challenge Yourself to Clear the Clutter
Aug 20th
Is clutter taking up space in your rooms and in your life? Is it time to get busy clearing things out and getting things cleaned up and organized? How can you do this without becoming overwhelmed at the shear volume of it? I am in this situation with having to clear out fifteen years of clutter and accumulation in order to get ready for a move. When I think about it I am prone to feel like it is just too much to face. I don’t even know where to start. Every room and surface has things I need to go through and make decisions about. I have decided the only way to cope with it is to chunk it down into small bites and make a game out of it. Here is what I am doing.
I am now looking at each chunk as a store that I can go into and choose to have anything I want absolutely free. As I approach each “store” I take everything out and look at it in terms of what I do want. I have found that if I look at it in term of what I no longer want I am over whelmed by the number of things that are there. Besides deciding what I don’t want I have to deal with that pile of “in-betweens” the stuff I am not sure I want to keep or not. To get around this I go into the “store” and look for the things I do want. I select them and put them away. Then I have a pile I do not want. If I still have some of those “in-betweens” that I am on the fence about I put them in a box and label and date the box. In six months I will go back through the box and get rid of the stuff I have not used in that time.
Another trick I use is to think of the stuff I am giving away as a gift to someone else. I try to think of the usefulness and joy they will give to someone who would select them from my “store” shelves. The cool thing is that they will be free for those people who select them. What a great feeling that is. I get to imagine other people enjoying my stuff.
Hopefully these little techniques will be helpful to you. They have helped me get over the overwhelm of facing a large amount of things to go through and they have actually made it kind of fun to get on with the sorting out and organizing.
