How to Find More Time in the Day.
How would you like the idea of a 26 hour day or 3 day weekend? In recent years western society has witnessed a significant growth in Economic prosperity and living standards; however, there has been little if any increase in spare time. If anything people struggle, more than ever, to find time for the elusive boon of more time.
These are some innovative ideas to help make better use of time in the day.
1. Don't sleep more than necessary.
People differ in their requirements for sleep. However, it is easy to sleep for longer than you may need. The mind is prone to lethargy, especially early in the morning. We need to be disciplined to get up early in the morning, so that we will not lose precious hours. The secret to getting up early is to develop a regularity; this can involve a regular time for awakening, which you keep even at the weekends.
2. Don't try to do Several things at Once.
Sometimes we feel that if we try to do several things at once, we will be able to complete more than we anticipate. However, what often happens is that we are unable to focus on any particular object. Instead we tend to get stressed and struggle to complete anything satisfactorily. If we take things one step at a time, we will have more focus and will be able to get things done quickly and efficiently, leaving more time for other things.
3. See Every Moment as an Opportunity.
Some things appear beyond our control, however, we can turn many of these things into a productive process. Travel is a big aspect of people's lives; commuting to work can take up to 2 or 3 hours. Therefore, it can be a big burden on our time. If we are thoughtful we will be able to turn commuting time into productive time. For example, if we want more time for exercise, we could try to walk or cycle part of the journey. On the other hand, using a laptop enables us to work whilst travelling by train or coach.
4. Can we work Less?
There is a growing phenomena in the West of people developing an addiction to work. Basically, it means that people are always looking for extra things to do. Rather than just completing the necessary tasks, we find extra things to fill our time. This may stem from a desire for perfection, or it may just be that work becomes the easiest thing to do. However, we should feel the necessity and importance of creating time for things outside work. This may involve leaving some less important tasks half undone. If we aim for perfection in everything, we will never have the time for anything else.
5. Get rid of superfluous activities.
It is surprising how much time we can spend in doing unproductive tasks. It is easy to reduce the time we spending watching the news and checking email. If we are not careful it is easy to waste time such as: watching the same news items several times, or watching TV - but only because nothing else is on.
This does not mean we want to have no time for relaxation and enjoyment. It just means we avoid doing useless things that give us neither relaxation or enjoyment.
These are some innovative ideas to help make better use of time in the day.
1. Don't sleep more than necessary.
People differ in their requirements for sleep. However, it is easy to sleep for longer than you may need. The mind is prone to lethargy, especially early in the morning. We need to be disciplined to get up early in the morning, so that we will not lose precious hours. The secret to getting up early is to develop a regularity; this can involve a regular time for awakening, which you keep even at the weekends.
2. Don't try to do Several things at Once.
Sometimes we feel that if we try to do several things at once, we will be able to complete more than we anticipate. However, what often happens is that we are unable to focus on any particular object. Instead we tend to get stressed and struggle to complete anything satisfactorily. If we take things one step at a time, we will have more focus and will be able to get things done quickly and efficiently, leaving more time for other things.
3. See Every Moment as an Opportunity.
Some things appear beyond our control, however, we can turn many of these things into a productive process. Travel is a big aspect of people's lives; commuting to work can take up to 2 or 3 hours. Therefore, it can be a big burden on our time. If we are thoughtful we will be able to turn commuting time into productive time. For example, if we want more time for exercise, we could try to walk or cycle part of the journey. On the other hand, using a laptop enables us to work whilst travelling by train or coach.
4. Can we work Less?
There is a growing phenomena in the West of people developing an addiction to work. Basically, it means that people are always looking for extra things to do. Rather than just completing the necessary tasks, we find extra things to fill our time. This may stem from a desire for perfection, or it may just be that work becomes the easiest thing to do. However, we should feel the necessity and importance of creating time for things outside work. This may involve leaving some less important tasks half undone. If we aim for perfection in everything, we will never have the time for anything else.
5. Get rid of superfluous activities.
It is surprising how much time we can spend in doing unproductive tasks. It is easy to reduce the time we spending watching the news and checking email. If we are not careful it is easy to waste time such as: watching the same news items several times, or watching TV - but only because nothing else is on.
This does not mean we want to have no time for relaxation and enjoyment. It just means we avoid doing useless things that give us neither relaxation or enjoyment.
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