Solid time management skills are very important in today’s busy world. Especially anyone who works from home or owns a small business needs to be able to take care of many different tasks during the day.

So how can you learn how to not procrastinate?

Firstly, recognize that we’re not in control of how time passes. No matter how organized we are, there are only ever 24 hours in the day. You can’t manage time, you can only manage your own actions.

Next, look at what useless activities you can cut out from your life (or at least cut down). What is wasting your time? Are you spending long hours browsing the web, refreshing email, watching TV, or chatting on the phone? These little distractions can really add up.

If you want to really know how much time you waste each week, then start keeping a diary. Write down how you spend your time every hour and see where the time goes. By doing this you’ll be able to build an accurate picture of how you really spend your time.

Once you’ve got your log then take a good hard look at it. If you realise you’re not spending as much time as you think you should be working, then change it.

Time Management Goals
You can do this by creating some time management goals. Write down what you’d like to do better. Maybe it’s spend 30 minutes less watching TV per day, or starting working a little earlier. Whatever it is, write down all of these goals for things you’d like to achieve.

Then implement it! Start with a couple of small changes that are easy enough to make into a habit. Look for goals that aren’t too difficult to implement but will have a dramatic impact on your life.

Track these changes in your diary and see if you’re actually spending your new time on what you wanted to spend it on. Keep trying and don’t give up.

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