My Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Day

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My Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Day – TPW003

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Little things can make a big difference in managing the demands on our time. This episode is a quick flyover of the things that help me on a daily basis. Here are my Top 10 Tips for Managing Your Day (more details in the audio, of course):

Write it down.
Get a head start.
Do your most dreaded task first.
Turn off distractions.
Take breaks.
Eat breakfast.
Get some exercise.
Delegate.
Say no.
Batch process.

Tip of the week: Make your calendar work for you.

Use it only for time-bound commitments
Get all appointments into it
Use one calendar for all appointments (personal, professional, etc.)

Tool of the week:

shared calendars (e.g., in Google Calendar) – If you'd be interested in a short video tutorial about how to set up shared calendars in Google Calendars, let me know in the comments or send an email to feedback@theproductivewoman.com.

Some resources for more info:

Getting Things Done by David Allen

On the question of whether multitasking is a good idea, check out my post on Lifehack.org: “The Ability to Multitask Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be.”

Next week we'll talk about goal-setting.

What about you? What are your best strategies for staying on top of your busy days?

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