Could having less stuff, save us time and money and actually mean that we are happier.
Many of us are looking for ways to save time, not in order to do more, but in order to have more time to do the things we care about most. Maybe you are looking for ways to spend more time with your children, or your doctor has recommended a slower paced, less stressful life for your health. In this case, perhaps what you need isn’t just another clever time saving trick; what you need is a lifestyle change.
Have you stuck with your New Year’s Resolutions? Dr. John Norcross studied 200 people who made New Year’s Resolutions and according to his research there are several indicators to the likelihood that you will achieve your goals. Use this information to achieve your resolution and ensure that you don’t waste your time with resolutions that are unlikely to work.
Most people do not fulfill their New Year resolutions. Here is a different approach to New Year resolutions that focuses on habits. The habits we form dictate the way we spend most of our time.
How much self-control do you have? When is your self-control strongest and when is it weakest? Having self-control is clearly a good thing, but learning to make the most of it is even better. ‘Ego-depletion’ sees self-control or willpower as a limited resource that is depleted after exertion. Understanding this concept can help you make better use of your self-control and save time.
If you aim for perfection in everything you do, you will get nothing done. It's a recipe for a wasted life. If you aim for perfection in one thing you are far more likely to achieve excellence in this area. What's more, you'll do more in other areas too. Working out what is important, what really matters, is the key.
This is part of a series titled "Do more than you can". Make sure that you've read the article on doing more by doing less.
You can do more by doing less. Save time by cutting out less important things and you'll have more time for what's important. Here's what I did along with some of my struggles.
In an earlier article we covered the topic of How Trust Saves Time. That article claimed that - being trustworthy and having people you can trust can save more time than being a good time manager.
If you are interested in saving time, you're not alone. About 74,000 people google search the phrase "save time" every month.
Do you waste time trying to find things? Apparently, we lose nearly an hour a day looking for things. That sounds quiet extreme to me, but research confirms we waste lots of time trying to find things. The good news is that we can save time by being better organised.
