8 tips to make the best use of your time

1) Know your working style and use appropriate systems
Use your computer, the notes section of your phone or apps for planning and organization. Build a team around you to complement your strengths. If you work alone, take time to focus and avoid distractions. If you are a morning person, do the most important tasks early in the day.

2) Use a calendar
Sometimes several calendars are needed. For family, for work, for personal appointments. It’s up to you, whether you keep one calendar or separate calendars for everything. Use different colors or writing styles to distinguish the categories. If you are a visual person, you will remember things better when you write them down.

3) Make a to-do list at the end of each day
While you sleep, your mind naturally starts working on the list. When you wake up you are ready to work, very productive and organized. Estimate how much time each task will take and add only those that are reasonable to do to your to-do list for the next day.

4) Do the hard one first
Do the hardest thing you have to do all day before you do anything else. Doing so will provide the sense of accomplishment of getting a “load” off your back and the momentum to accomplish the remaining tasks.

5) Have a clear goal
Write it down and read it every day. When you have a goal, you know what to focus on and what to work for. If you don’t have this in mind, you are likely to get caught up in the urgent tasks of the day or get caught up in social media.

6) Have a power hour
Set yourself an hour every day. Have a pre-selected plan that you will only work on during this time. When this hour starts, just follow your plan.

7) Have daily habits
Once you develop a routine of simple but important things, your body will do them naturally. This is important because if you start your day right, your daily productivity will increase.

8) Preparation
Have you ever been surprised by videos that show how to make a complex dish in 10 minutes? That’s because they have done all the preparations before the video and only the execution part remains. You can do the same in your own work. Before you do the actual work, prepare everything that will be needed for that work and leave only the execution.
With these 8 tips to make the best use of your time, you will be able to concentrate more. When you make them regular, improvement is inevitable. Have more energy, more time and good productivity.