Sometimes it can be hard to stick to a time you’ve set for your work because of different distractions that may show up. To solve this simply take/put away all distractions. Although, do this step by step. On your first day when you’re starting your work or task and you find yourself getting distracted by something, record that distraction down. This way the next time you do the task or something similar, that distraction won’t annoy you again. As for sticking to the time, whenever you see yourself free and doing something unproductive use that time to do the certain task at hand. That way you’ll waste less time and get your task done. Other than this, try the Pomodoro technique where you study/work/ complete tasks for 25 minutes intervals with breaks. It keeps your mind active and allows you to focus more rather than focusing on on thing for 2 hours with no breaks which makes it more boring. Also make sure you divide whatever task you have in different sections. For example if your task is to clean the house, divide small sections of time for sub tasks such as cleaning dishes, dusting, laundry etc.
Make a separate time for your incoming plan, cause you made a task and you knew it would take your time. So separate a time for it.
Everybody has the same about of time given to them. But how we make use of our time differs. The reason must of us find it hard to stick to the time given for a task is because the time allotted for that task has bewn used for something else entirely. If by 12 I am meant to exercise but instead I watch a movie then I haven’t stuck to my plans. My solution is to tag each hour because when you do that you will realize that you have time to play and also work
Block scheduling. Plan everything out but don’t stress yourself with hour by hour plans and specific deadlines that will only cause stress when you miss them. Block out 2-3 hrs at a time, morning block, kids Home school block, work at home block, afternoon block, evening block, bedtime block. Write down all the tasks you want to complete for the day or goals you want to meet each day and organize them by time block. Cross them off the list. Urgent tasks that you don’t get can be pushed to the next block or rolled to the next day.
I suggest trying to make the time frame a little longer to accommodate whatever the things life throws at you. For example if you wanted to do a quick ten minute workout, try scheduling it for thirty minutes just In case someone or something interrupts you during the workout.
Make sure to break down the task to its step by step procedure. This will help you assess how much time you need for each step and thus you will be able to accurately grasp the time needed for the entire task.
Write down everything that needs to get done the next day and a time estimate then organize but don’t forget more breaks than you think are necessary and be realistic about how much you can handle in one day
I often find myself doing a lot longer on a task because I got into a creative or because I’m being more perfectionist than I need to be. One thing that helps me with both of those is setting a timer. I still go too long. But not as excessively too long.
The best way to figure out how long it takes you to finish a task is by keeping track of the time you take to do certain types of tasks, and then fine-tuning your estimates based on your data. I find it best to begin this fine-tuning by planning a task as if it will take about half an hour more than you think the task will take you to complete, and then increasing or decreasing your alloted time for similar tasks over time.
Better late than never.. if i couldn’t stick with the time.. i will sacrifice later time to make up for the task. As long as i get it done by the end of period.
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