Find New Time - 3 Tips For Power-planning Your To Do List To Manage Your Time

Time management tips helps you complete essential tasks without stress, especially as you strengthen your To Do List. Use Power-Planning to get off to a strong start and keep productive.

By realigning your time choices as your needs and your environment change, you work at top capacity. Here are 3 proven time tips that get results:

Power-Planning Tip # One: Pull your To Do List together the night before.

* A good To Do List that you make the night before provides you with a powerful springboard to dive into your next day. Your focus is directed, and your overview protects you from colliding into commitments you might have otherwise overlooked. Notice if it affects the quality of your sleep to have things planned in advance. Consider rewarding yourself with some down time between your To Do List planning and sleep, so that you can switch off the logistical side of your brain.

* Schedule time between projects to transition. This is particularly important if you are unsure how long each task will take. When estimating time, initially double what you anticipate, and at the end of the following day, assess how much time to assign to that particular step in the future.

* Retain To Do Lists from a few days before. Circle the items that you transfer from one day to the next for special attention. Consider whether you wish to do, drop or delegate the activity. If you decide to follow through, assign it a higher priority.

Power-Planning Tip # Two: Use your own personal rhythm to schedule your day at peak productivity.

Explore how you can coordinate your rhythms of productivity within your work environment.

* When do your best ideas come?

* When is your focus best for details?

* Use your time to showcase your strengths.

Consider coordinating your rhythms with those of your colleagues, either to collaborate (during shared peak periods) or to work sequentially at demanding tasks (where energy levels are divergent).

Power-Planning Tip # Three: Cluster tasks with matching requirements.

Cluster tasks that are most effectively accomplished in similar environments. If coordination with others is required, this is the ideal time to collaborate.

* If you need uninterrupted time for several similar projects, schedule them together. (Request that you not be disturbed for several hours, if possible.)

* If emails and phone calls need to be returned within a certain time, schedule them together within a specific time frame. The more you cluster tasks to support your effectiveness, the better you can channel your energy.

As you make each new To Do List, compare it with the previous few. How much more are you accomplishing as you use these tips? Note your progress at the bottom of your list; it's excellent reinforcement. Build on your success to increase motivation to find even more time.

What is your next step to develop your productivity and continue to find time?