Making the most of your time is greatwere obviously fans of it.
But sometimes, the better you get at optimizing your time, the more work you take on.
This can be frustrating, making you feel no more efficient or less stressed than you did before.
Instead of trying to manage your time, learn to say no to yourself.
Inc.coms contributing editor, Geoffrey James, makes a valid point about time management.
He argues that it never truly works because the properly managed time is often filled with more tasks.
Im incredibly guilty of this.
I love time management hacks, and Im constantly adopting new ones.
But I dont enjoy it.
Its a frustrating cycle, and as James points out, your work can suffer from the stress.
He offers some practical suggestions for doing this:
Dont take yet another time-management seminar.
Instead, train yourself to start saying no more often.
And then stick to it.
This means doing stuff like…
Shutting off your rig at 6 p.m.
But think about the cost of stress and how it affects your work overall.
It might be better to be a little more realistic with your time than to attempt managing it.
For more detail, check out the full post below.
The 1 Time Management Trick That Actually Works| Inc.
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