10 Common Time Management Mistakes that are Slowing You Down

 by @openviewventure 10 Common Time Management Mistakes that are Slowing You Down

1. Failing to prioritize

… Learning how to prioritize is a process and you’ll need time and experience to find out the most efficient technique, that is, the one that works best for you. …

2. Starting your day late

… Starting your day late triggers a domino-effect. …

3. Ineffectively scheduling tasks

… The easiest way to balance your time is to find out what your peak time is and allocate that time for doing top-priority work …

4. Procrastinating

… try breaking the task into manageable pieces. …

5. Failing to manage numerous distractions

… Whether it’s the phone that keeps ringing or notifications that you keep getting from either chat or social media groups, they interrupt our workflow and break our creative process. …

6. Undervaluing the time something will take to finish

… writing down the amount of time you will need to complete each one of your tasks on your to-do list. She also recommends, doubling the time …

7.  Multitasking

… doing many things at the same time prevents you from focusing on all of your tasks equally and takes much more of your time than completing your tasks in a sequence. … multitasking isn’t for everyone so choose your battles carefully. …

8. Being busy vs being effective

… you must constantly ask yourself:

• Is this useful?
• How does this contribute to the ultimate goal? 

… instead of doing one task each day, do the three days of minor tasks in one afternoon. …

9. Being a perfectionist

… you should strive towards getting the best performance, you need to keep in mind that you don’t have the luxury to complete every task to perfection. … This goes back to prioritization. …

10. Skipping on breaks

… No matter whether you are working on urgent tasks or completing some minor errands, setting some time aside to have a break is simply an imperative. …