I recently sat down to look over the results of a time audit I did for my work week.
This was eye-opening as I saw how much I overestimate the amount of work I actually do versus how often I get distracted. If I don’t make the time or schedule out specific tasks, I will inevitably end up wasting the day away doing random tasks.
I felt like I was doing significant work but all I was really doing was busy work.
To avoid this I have to set goals for myself. Goals for the week then 2-3 goals I aim for each day. I have to be intentional and plan out my week so that life doesn’t just happen to me.
Blocking out my schedule helps me avoid problems caused by not being prepared or by forgetting something because it’s not on my calendar. It also helps keep me from being overwhelmed instead of feeling like I have all this work to do but very little time to accomplish it all. I block out time for each activity, this way I knock them out one by one and it reminds me that I am human and can only do so much in one day.
This goes back to goal setting. Instead of being passive and letting all the menial tasks consume all my time, this ensures that I am working on high-level tasks as well.
There will be days that don’t go as planned but that’s life. You can’t plan for everything so just roll with it.