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Time Management Tips: Reduce Your Stress In 15 Minutes Per Week
Reduce your stress and get more value from your time in 15 minutes a week. Anyone can develop effective time management skills. How do you end your week now? Do you leave everything until you start the next work week? There are are two negative things that happen when you don't bring closure to your week.
Reduce your stress and get more value from your time in 15 minutes a week. Anyone can develop effective time management skills. How do you end your week now? Do you leave everything until you start the next work week? There are are two negative things that happen when you don’t bring closure to your week.
Some things get lost in the shuffle because you didn’t write down the next actions you need to take. And when you start the next week you spend much more than 15 minutes trying to figure out what you should be doing and where you left off.
Before you close shop at the end of the week take time to review the week and plan for the next week. Do you naturally have a tendency to entangle yourself in more than you can handle? You’re not alone.
Most of the time you innocently get in this situation because you don’t remember all the commitments you’ve already made. Finish up your week by taking 15 minutes to record all the actions you need to finish up on from this week. Record all the actions you need to take next week.
Complete the process by prioritizing the three most important things you’ll do on Monday. Refer to your calendar to determine where you’ll fit those things in among the commitments you’ve already schedule. Just get a general idea when you’ll take those actions. You don’t want to schedule them as appointments.
Empty your pockets. During the week you’ve allowed sticky notes, receipts, bills, business cards etc. to accumulate in your pockets and briefcase and on your desk. Put all these things in one basket and schedule a time when you will pay your bills, turn in your receipts, and properly file the rest.