Productivity Coach’s Corner: Don’t Manage Time. Do Manage Yourself.

Do you find that the more time you have, the less thinking you do? Too often, long-term projects become last-minute priorities. Why?

For 20 years now, I’ve asked people what they could do with more time. Always on the Top 10 list is: “I would think.”

But do you find that the more time you have, the less thinking you do? Too often, long-term projects become last-minute priorities. Why?

Not because of time. Because you mismanage yourself. Want to start thinking better? Here’s how:

  1. Review your calendar 30 days from today.
  2. Review all seven days of that week.
  3. Ask, “What will I wish I’d thought about sooner?”
  4. Let intuition guide you; pick one thing.
  5. Set your timer (visit www.e.ggtimer.com) for 30 minutes.
  6. Work on, research, think about, or discuss that event for the next 29 minutes.

As you do a few “30-30” sessions, build a checklist to use when it’s time to think. Don’t just wish you had more time; take full advantage of the time you get to think!

Dr. Jason Womack
Dr. Jason W. Womack (www.WomackCompany.com) is an author, TEDx speaker, and leadership coach working with organizations as they re-imagine not just how people work together, but the way colleagues both take care of AND challenge each other. His programs help people stress less, focus more, and achieve greater levels of success…as defined by each individual who contributes to the organizational mission. His books can be found at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jason-W.-Womack/e/B005N3257A