Time Management Tips

Pick Up Limes

(8 minutes)

“Managing our time well is not about squeezing more into our day, it is about simplifying the way we work, and working more effectively to reduce stress”

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  1. Brain dump
  2. Rule of threes
  3. Actionable items
  4. Goldilocks scheduling
  5. Recharge with stillness
  6. Moderate distractions
  7. Eliminate non-essentials
  8. Team up with people

 

Mastering Your Habits

Pick Up Limes

(6 minutes)

 

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit”

-Aristotle

 

 

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  • These pointers are based on The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
  • Creating new habits
    • Familiarize with the formula : Cue > Routine > Reward
      • For example: phone buzzes > check phone > good feels at a ‘like’
      • Start with the cue
      • Create a routine
        • Set yourself up ahead of time, make it easier
      • Define a reward based on your reason
        • Make clear your reason for starting a new habit or dropping an old one
  • Breaking old habits
    • Keep the cue and the reward the same, but change the routine
  • Keystone habits
    • These have a domino effect on other habits
    • For example: waking up earlier to get more done, enjoy downtime, or have a yummy breakfast
    • These allow us to build up momentum and confidence

 

The Constant Desire to Do Better

Katrin Berndt

(3 minutes)

 

“I am happy and satisfied with what I have achieved and accomplished, and I have will and desire to do even better”

 

 

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  • Focused on the details that could have been better
  • “Toxic perfectionism” lead to procrastination
    • Getting trapped in the mindset of “Why do something good enough today when you could potentially do it perfect tomorrow?”
  • This video is addressing something a bit different from perfectionism, see her other video for that
  • The will to do better only exists if what you have previously accomplished was not good enough, be proud and satisfied with where you are now then follow a drive to grow
  • Never being satisfied is not desirable behavior, it’s not cool or successful, it is self-punishing and stops you
  • Appreciate what you have done
  • Wanting to improve Is a great quality
  • Foster a mindset of “I am happy and satisfied with what I have achieved and accomplished, and I have will and desire to do even better”

 

Quitting Social Media: Detox Challenge

Lavendaire

(16 minutes)

 

This week vlog follows Aileen on her social media detox. The rules she lays out for this are very specific to her – to make the challenge more appropriate you could aim to keep the following rules for five days:

  • No checking phone for the first hour of the morning
    • Set an alarm for an hour after waking up to let you know you can use your phone
  • Delete all social media apps
    • Re-download them as needed after the challenge
  • Decrease notifications after the five days
    • (If you’re going to be looking at the app soon anyway, you’ll see all the new messages, no need to get a buzz for every single one)

 

Plus! Check out the app Space that Aileen uses.

 

 

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  • Spending mindless time on social media leads Aileen into a cycle of comparing herself to others and making herself feel badly
  • An article from 2015 showed that in the US, people spend an average of 4.7 hours on their phone a day.
  • She tried out the app “Space” to track time on her phone
  • She is doing a social media detox to reduce time wasted on her phone and setup a few rules for herself
    • No using phone first thing in the morning
    • Only checking email on phone once a day, rest is on the desktop
    • Delete every social media app, except for IG because it is her job to post photos
    • Desktop only for other needed social media
  • Find a happy medium of using social media without getting sucked in for hours