You needn’t really build a fixed time table for yourself to perform tasks well everyday. Just two things kept in mind – priorities and deadlines- can help you structure a flexible work schedule for the day that can ease the pressure of a minute-to-minute time table and accommodate eventualities in your work schedule.
Prioritise. Make a mental note of things that need to be done before you take on the next task. Give the tasks approximate time slots in your mind and you will see how this works as well, if not better, than planning your day on paper.
Watch the deadlines. Keep a track of the time required to finish tasks well before a deadline as a daily habit. Take the help of the structure of time we are used to measuring our days by – weeks, months, years and days – in order to make rough plans. Work your days around weekly schedules, your weeks around monthly goals, and so on.
Once you learn to plan your days this way in your mind, you will not need to sit and write out strict schedules for yourself anymore. It’ll all be where it is supposed to be – in the head. The human brain has a huge capacity for storing information. Exercise the memory muscles and keep your brain active, and alive.
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