5 golden tips to organize your time

Today it seems like a perpetual race against time. Have you felt that you are in a permanent and endless race to accomplish a long series of tasks, and despite your great diligence, that series or list never ends! If you're a housewife or a working woman and you have a lot of responsibilities, you're definitely trying to keep a lot of balls in the air at the same time.

The problem is that you always put out fires or, in other words, try to save the day by finishing only urgent tasks, even if you don't have to. Over time, you feel very exhausted and want to sit still and feel hopeless as the desired tasks never end and you do not have time to do your favorite things.

Accompany us in this article to help you organize your time better. Remember that all new habits need time to get used to to bear fruit.

1. Weekly Task Schedule

Prepare a weekly task schedule and divide it according to importance and urgency, setting a time for each task. Before the beginning of each week, set the basic tasks to be completed, household tasks, tasks at work, and tasks to take care of your family if you are married. Remember to arrange these tasks according to their urgency, for example, if you are tied to a specific date and date for a task, it should be a priority in your schedule. The morning period is ideal for urgent and important tasks at the same time, where your focus and energy are at their height and distractions are less.

Many women make the mistake of thinking that they have to do all these tasks themselves, learn to delegate some tasks to others. You can't be everywhere at the same time. Get rid of excessive idealism because it deprives you of the moments of rest you need to store energy that helps you keep going.

The schedule helps you to organize time in a big way, plan ahead and pay attention as soon as you pay attention to the unimportant and saves you from forgetting. Also, the schedule will clearly show you how some tasks can wait or be postponed to another time.

2- Avoid anything that distracts you

Do you think that setting a time for screen hours is for children only! Many studies have proven that exposure to screens for hours a day affects the efficiency of the eye, neck and back vertebrae, and it also increases rates of depression and chronic headaches.

Your path to a healthy life and better utilized time lies in determining screen exposure time. While working, we have to be exposed to the screen significantly, set an alarm so that you pay attention to the time and move every two hours. You can divide your time at work between the screen and other tasks to carve out some time to do other tasks.

To follow your favorite social media and TV shows or series, set a time for them and make an effort to stick to it. As for your phone calls, set a fixed time for them and avoid answering calls while performing urgent tasks except when necessary. Leave your mobile phone away while focusing on an urgent task so you avoid the temptation to pay attention to it while working.

3- Allocate time for rest, entertainment and personal care

Do you think that breaks and personal care are a waste of time! It's a misconception. A break rejuvenates you and motivates you to work hard. Set aside short breaks between daily tasks and a specific time for personal care. 20 minutes of rest, strolling or drinking your favorite cup of coffee with your favorite music so that you can rejuvenate, organize your thoughts, and give your mental functions a chance to rest and return to work efficiently. Put a specific time in your weekly schedule to entertain and enjoy your favorite activity with 30 minutes to an hour a day to entertain and improve your mood. Make this time a staple of your schedule.

4- The art of acceptance and rejection

Your time is often wasted because of accepting an invitation that you did not want to accept nor the time to invest in, and many opportunities are lost because of your reluctance to accept. Acceptance and rejection are both art you must master. Don't hesitate and don't be shy about politely turning down an invitation if you don't have time to meet it. You have arranged your weekly schedule, you can be flexible but that flexibility has an acceptable limit.

If you've been invited to join an activity you'd like to join but hesitate, evaluate your schedule and see how you can adjust it to allow you time. Don't miss golden opportunities just because you're afraid of not having enough time. Remember that you can always assign unimportant or easy things to others or postpone them until later.

5. Organize your purchases

If you make your purchases whenever you remember, of course you waste a lot of time. Make a weekly shopping list after setting a weekly meal schedule so you can make all your purchases once a week. Put your shopping list in a visible place and whenever you remember something important, add it. Dividing the list into categories like "Toiletries - Personal Care - Groceries" makes it easier for you to remember everything you need.