Using your time well is a matter of organization, patience and practice.
- Knowing how to develop your schedule avoids feeling overwhelmed which is stressful.
- It is important to know how to classify your activities according to their degree of emergency.
- The ability to delegate makes it possible to better focus on essential files.
Between professional obligations, personal commitments and unforeseen events, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. However, with suitable strategies, it is possible to develop your schedule in a more efficient and more serene way. The goal is not to fill every minute of your day, but to better use your time to reach your unnecessary stress priorities.
Identify and prioritize your priorities
One of the first steps to better manage your time is to identify what really matters. It is essential to differentiate urgent tasks from important tasks. An effective method is to use the Eisenhower matrix, which classifies activities according to their degree of emergency and importance.
For example, a file to be made for tomorrow is to be treated as a priority, while a long -term project idea can wait a more conducive moment. Start your day by establishing a list of tasks according to this matrix allows you to have a clear vision and reduce the feeling of dispersing.
Manage your time by avoiding distractions
Distractions are enemies of good time management. Whether it is notifications on the phone, incessant requests or even navigation on social networks, these traps absorb time without any realization.
To help yourself, it is useful to define periods of intense concentration, applying for example the Pomodoro technique, which consists in working by sessions of 25 minutes followed by 5 minutes of break. In addition, organizing your workspace by limiting distraction sources contributes to better efficiency: cutting non -essential notifications and dedicating specific moments to check your messages allows you to save precious time.
Learn to say no and delegate
Getting control of your schedule also means knowing how to set limits. It is important to realize that you cannot do everything yourself. Learning to say no to the requests that do not correspond to our priorities is an essential competence.
In addition, delegating certain tasks, whether at work or at home, allows you to free up time to focus on what is really important. If you feel overloaded, ask yourself what tasks could be shared or automated.
Find out more: “The time management toolbox” by Pascale Bélorgey.
