Why should I ignore some time saving tips

Want to maximize your time? Do not let yourself be fooled - 10 minutes, which you are trying to save in the morning on the road, may not be worth the effort if you do not know what they are for. Today we will share with you the translation of an article from Laura Vanderkam. Is it worth saving time and, most importantly, on what to spend it?

I love time saving tips as much as others. I cut out recipes that need only 20 minutes to cook. I spent a lot of mental energy trying to figure out how to unload the dishwasher faster.
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I recently spoke with a publication that wanted to help readers save time on their daily activities so that they could find time for exercise.

Here are some time saving ideas. More comfortable wardrobe gives you 2 minutes. Coffee brewed at home allows you to walk past the coffee shop and gives about 5 more minutes.

If you have an obsession about saving time, it all makes sense. But after thinking about it, I realized that there are hardly many people who will come to work 7 minutes earlier, add 7 more minutes saved to them to lunch time, add 8 more minutes here thanks to the use of hot keys, and use these 20 minutes to workout.

If most of us try to come to work 7 minutes earlier, we can spend these minutes checking email. But let's be honest - we could spend our lives checking mail. What is the matter? When we have small pieces of free time, we fill them with something completely different than what follows.

Two ways to save time

You can find a million ways to save minutes, but, saving time, you do not build the life you want. First you need to create the life of your dreams, and then time saves itself.

That is why I like two different approaches to time. Instead of trying to save a little bit of time here and there, first ask yourself what exactly you are saving this time for. Make a list of things that you would like to do more often in life.

• Could this be a gym visit?
• Could this be spending time with friends?

Include in your schedule such an activity at least once a week - ideally in such a way that it is impossible to evade it.

If you like to watch basketball, and you buy tickets to the game, the chances are higher that you will turn around anyway to get there in advance. You will naturally finish your meetings earlier and you will not start complicated cases after 5 pm.

Focus on the important. It's good to look for a way to quickly unload the dishwasher, but better track your time a couple of days and honestly decide what does not bring value to your life .

Do you watch nightly TV shows that you are not interested in? Better to lie down earlier and get up earlier.

Do you go on weekends to shop for you? This time could be spent on a hobby or spend with your family.

Sometimes, in pursuit of saving a few minutes, we do not notice the big picture. Two minutes saved will not give you anything. Cancellation of the weekly two-hour meeting, which has long been no use? It really makes sense.

PS If you decide to save time for your favorite activities, we recommend reading the article - The secret about how to do everything on time

Translated by Vyacheslav Davidenko, founder of MBA Consult