We're all wasting time one way or another. There are so many ways to lose it that it is unclear who came up with more: civilization or ourselves and exclusively for ourselves. There are traffic jams and unnecessary meetings, and watching TV shows, coupled with communicating with people we don't like.
- Don't be so patient
Patience is undoubtedly a virtue, but not when you decide to wait when it's not necessary at all. For example, you should not stand in queues for coffee if you can find a time and place where there are none. You should not go shopping when everyone is going, because you can just come to the opening.
- Just stop doing it
If you have the will and purpose and you know where you are wasting time, then just stop doing it at once and forever.
- Make the loss more difficult
If the will is not enough, it is worth decorating the road to loss with thorns. Take the TV remote to the garage and/or set a shutdown timer.
- Become more efficient
There are a lot of things we have to do, no matter what. Therefore, it is worth learning how to do them as efficiently as possible in order to waste less time on inevitable losses.
- End them
It is not necessary to postpone the completion. If you find a loss, take up its elimination and do not delay, so as not to come back again and again.
- Eliminate by combining
Although you and I know that multitasking is evil, sometimes it's worth using it, for example, you can listen to audio books while driving, and do other things.
- Reduce travel time
Consider moving closer to work, or vice versa — find a job closer to home, or even at home. An alternative would be to use public transport where possible.
- Take the time to develop your consciousness
Meditation, study, reading books and thinking about life will help you eliminate the loss of time not directly, of course, but by offering calmness, the absence of unnecessary nerves and concentration on the main thing.
- Hire someone
Yes, there are many people who are professionally engaged in solving issues that are a waste of time for you. Yes, it may cost you money, but think about it, maybe you will earn a lot more during this time.
- Learn to say «No»
The longest-playing and probably the most effective way is to say no in cases when you feel that the proposed occupation will not bring you anything but losses.
10 Ways to Simplify and Eliminate Waste in Your Life [ Mike King ]
