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Make the Best Use of Your Time
A fresh take on an old method
Take a look at what you’ve done today. What have you spent your time doing? How many things have you accomplished? Ask yourself, “How much time did I use wisely?”, “How much did I waste?” and “How much of it passed unnoticed?”
What do you think about throughout the day? Do you ever consider what is most important, or is your day filled with getting to the next task, interruptions, and random musings?
With so much going on in most of our lives, it can be challenging to know where to start doing the more important things first. However, there is a way to structure and rein in your thoughts to organize your day better. To do this, you must know what the more significant tasks are and what you can eliminate.
Let’s look at a system developed many years ago that is easy to implement and use to determine which activities are essential and which are not.
The Priority Matrix
A few minutes of planning can save you hours each week and many years over your life. As a wise man once stated:
“An hour of planning can save you 10 hours of doing.” Dale Carnegie (1888–1955)
