Have you ever wondered how people get incredibly effective both in one day ? With phone calls , emails, texts , social networks, etc. , is not easy to stay focused , but you can do it. In the article by Bruna Martinuzzi " 12 tips for productivity incredibly busy people " in dailygood.org , famous author and motivational speaker Brian Tracy says that one key to success is effective time management. ( The other is a continuous learning. ) the success of highly effective people are usually very busy, but discipline yourself to stay focused on what matters .
Some techniques of time management Martinuzzi and other sources to help you work more efficiently and even recover some free time again.
Focus on staying focused . Focus and concentration is not natural for many people - is an ability to develop and improve what you do. A popular way to stay focused segmenting your day into blocks of time for different tasks . For example, to block an hour early to check and respond to e- mails. Then lock the next hour for clerical duties. Be specific about what you want to achieve, and set a watch or timer for a specific amount of time to do it in.
The Pomodoro ® technique is a method of time management created by the Italian Francesco Cirillo in the 1980s . When Cirillo university student , he struggled with trying to complete their school projects and stop wasting time . He achieved a red tomato kitchen timer and set the timer started in 25 minutes. He called 25 minutes each session a " pomodoro " .
Cirillo realized that when segmented projects in intervals of 25 minutes - and knew that the timer has counted - he was able to stay focused and on task. The Pomodoro Technique ® has refined it , and now travels the world to teach people . All you need is a timer, a pen and paper.
Wake up before . Not surprisingly , many successful business leaders begin their day by 6:00 While most of us are more mix to get our coffee, they have worked on , a shower and are in business mode. Laura Vanderkam , author of " What successful people do before breakfast : A small guide to make more of your day - and life ," suggest 15 minutes earlier each day and gradually increase the time .
Reduce meeting time. Meetings can be huge time sink . Better shorten the meeting and focus on tasks with high added value , such as the realization of the actual project. Set limits on the hours of meeting and meeting times consider cutting 15 minutes, half an hour - force colleagues to get to the point faster .
Technologies leverage. There are many applications ( apps) on the market designed to help busy people to work more effectively and block out distractions . Rescue time is an application that runs on your computer and files you spend your time if you can make better decisions surfing.
Try Dropbox to store files online, a meeting to organize a seminar, Basecamp for managing projects , Trello track projects and deadlines, and Hootsuite or Buffer to plan your social media messages .
For aficionados of social media, the focus is a great application to temporarily block social media sites while you are trying to do the job. And to capture all your creative ideas , download Evernote , a free application to record and gather ideas .
Hire others to do it for you . Another trait of successful people is that they do not waste time on projects that are not a priority and / or others can do . Analyze how you spend your time, and if it's worth renting . Consider hiring a cleaning service once a week , or automating your groceries with sites like Stop & Shop Peapod service or Amazon Subscribe and Save.
