Healthy Habits: Time Management

This is collection of time management tips. It is wonderfully vast but may also overwhelm you. When possible, skim. Whatever sticks the most will be all that you need.

Overwhelmed?

It's okay to accept that you have a lot on your plate.

Break things down into tiny steps.

Don’t put too much on yourself.

Remember what you are most passionate about.

Procrastinate productively.*

*take a break from a project by working on another project.

Phone attachment?

Manage your phone, don’t let it manage you.

Streamline with app usage tracking apps like Moment.

Alternatively: delete an app, take a nap.

Stuck in your bed?

If you have to be somewhere, just focus on showing up.

Remind yourself that the “stuck” feeling is all mental, and the “getting up” process can actually be broken down into the simplest steps:
1) Open your eyes.
2) Slowly pull off the covers.
3) Put a leg on the floor, etc.

Have an energizing morning routine.

Eat right when you wake up and stretch with reckless abandon.

Work in bed on the weekends.

Stuck in your head?

Be active about clearing your mind.

Make a list.

Talk with a friend.

Take a walk anywhere.

Feel perpetually exhausted?

Pay attention to things that make you feel satisfied and fresh, like types of weather, scenery and food.

Recognize what time of day you focus best, plan accordingly.

Disorganized / everything’s a mess?

Sorry to break this to you, but you work better without music.

Before going to bed, scribble a to-do list for tomorrow.

Learn to say NO when you need to and don’t feel bad. There will always be more parties for freer days.

Make a trip to buy a planner that you love and will actually use. Here are some stores with nice ones:

NYC

Moleskine, Kinokuniya, CW Pencil Enterprise, Blick Art Materials, Pearl River

Online

Poketo, Field Notes, Midori, Hightide, Carrot & Stick, Ciak

Make Time To Be A Person

Stay away from all nighters at all costs. Get some sleep!

Cook/Bake something with a friend to unwind after a long day. Make enough for the rest of the week.

Drink water. Cleanse and moisturize your skin.

Spend time with people that are loving, intelligent, and hardworking.

Exercise or take walks regularly. Get off the bus or train a stop early and walk the last stretch.

Ask for advice from both people who love you and people you admire.

NOW...

Remember, these are just tips!

This is all meant to help target, adjust, and correct the areas to help you achieve your highest potential.

Now with this myriad of knowledge... GO BE AMAZING.