Tricks to stay organized

We live in a time of speed, and it’s really hard to have a schedule and respect it. We might not be able to control everything, because there’s always a possibility that something will come up and mess with our program, but the good news is that there are some things we can control.

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It’s best for us if we can remain organized, this way we can save time and make our lives easier. All we have to do is use some tricks, it won’t be easy at first, but once you get used to it you’ll notice how your lifestyle will improve.

Before doing something, it’s best if you write down on your phone or in your agenda what you want or have to do. This will help you concentrate better, it will make you feel like you’re in control. Try this when you want to go on a trip. Write down everything you have to pack, and after that write a list of things you want to do when you get there.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t be spontaneous anymore, that’s the best part of a trip, but if you write what you certainly want to do, you won’t be disappointed when you’ll get home and you’ll realize that you wanted to visit a place and you forgot. It’s the best way to plan and coordinate your activities.

Make a calendar and set deadlines. This is how this works: you set your short term goals and you cross the dates in the calendar. If you see them in a calendar you will be more motivated to achieve them, and it’ll be easier for you to organize your time better. Specialists say that we lose our motivation in 5 seconds when we postpone something, so instead of saying “I’ll do this later”, keep up to your schedule.

Also, put things in order, where they belong. We all have some organized mess, so you should put things where you know it’ll be easy for you to find them. You’ll save time and energy, instead of wasting them when you’re going crazy, searching for something.

Another trick is to automatize a part of your responsibilities, like paying your bills online or prepare your meals for the week on the weekend. And the last thing you can do is to make a daily activity list. More clearly, you have to write down your most important activities for the day.

It will be a great reminder and you will find out exactly how much time you need for every activity, if you also note the date and time.

If you’re not a writing person, there are a lot of apps for time management that you can download.

-Thanks, @jwolf-