Manage my time effectively

getting difficult now a days. lots of time but lack of motivation… have to improve;

Wasting loads of time on things which are not important. gotto make a schedule so that i can get enough time for reading, sports and most important for myself.

I’ve downloaded Mozilla Sunbird and have started using it to plan my time. First I mark the times of all of my classes, the things that I consider essential, like going to the gym, and time for my translation job. After that, there’s still a lot of white space left over that I can fill in any way I like. Seeing this really made me realise how much time I waste sitting in front of my computer really not doing anything. So now I’ve started devoting one-hour slots to my other goals, like sitting down and studying French grammar, or working on my secret project or writing letters for AI. And I’m getting so much more done – I never realised that many of my other goals were affected by this goal. I mark the deadlines for assignments and exams, so that I won’t end up panicking a few days beforehand, and also the dates of events/things I want to do so that I’ll know when to buy tickets for them (I learned this lesson the hard way with the French Open – I missed the deadline for buying tickets online and now have to go queue at 6am to get tickets).

I still have a long way to go with this goal, but I feel like this is definitely a step in the right direction.

It’s February and I am listing down three to six priorities that really matter. That’s it. There are four sources that I am using and it’s only fair that I mention them: “First Tings First” by Patrick Forsyth, “Living the Simple Life” by Elaine St. James, “Time Power” by Brian Tracy, and “Write your own Magic” by Richard Webster. Without these authors, I will have a hard time organzing my thoughts. Check them out!

• organise myself for going away this summer – plane tickets, insurance, vaccinations (I thought I was done with vaccinations after last summer but apparently not!).
• take care of the paperwork regarding my exams and for studying abroad next year (in Paris, hurrah!).
• go shopping for and cook healthy food so that I have no excuse for going to the greasy restaurant near my house.
• help out around the house when I’m home at weekends.

And of course I need to spend time with my friends and family, and (maybe if I can fit it in!) to do something fun every once in a while. OK, I think that’s it! No problem…