Note, this article came from my other (now dead) blog, dteens.net.
If you have a blog or website, chances are either you update too much, or hardly none at all. School and other activities are important. They help balance out our lives, but how can you make time for everything? School, sports, a blog, a new hobby? It's simple really.
Usually while in school, or at the beginning of my day, I make a list. This list consists of the activities I need to complete by the end of the day. I also have a list for what I need to complete in that week. By seeing all of the tasks I need to complete side by side, I can order them by importance.
I try to do the items on my list pertaining to school first, like homework, because it's most important. It also gives me a drive to not slack off, because I get to look forward to the things I like doing later, like blogging or designing.
If I don't have to do any school work, I do the things that are small and take the least time first, like responding to emails, etc. When it comes to working on my websites, I try to set small goals for myself. I like to accomplish at least something each day, so that I don't end up abandoning anything. Even five minutes to write a blog, or respond to comments count.
Because every person is different, you can alter this process to fit your needs.
I like to organize my lists and agenda in my moleskine. It keeps all my important information and organizes my life at the same time. As for staying productive, I try not to stay on social networks/email for too long, it just totally brings my productivity level way down.
Anyone got any tips to share?
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ResponderEliminarThose are great tips!
ResponderEliminarAlmost the same I try to practice
You know? I actually used to do this and it did work for me. I'd usually write my list the night before, just as I was about to go to sleep. Then in the morning, I would roll over and punch the alarm and see my daily to-do list ready for me. It made me happy that I didn't have to rake my senseless morning-brain to find out what I needed to do that day.
ResponderEliminarThose are such great ideas! I try to do all school stuff first, like you said, and then "reward" myself with doing something fun.
ResponderEliminarI try and put big projects aside and do them last. I find that when you accomplish something really major, you're mentally (and sometimes, physically) drained, so doing anything after that, is almost impossible. So, I do the little thing first to get them out of the way, and sort of work my way to the major things. That also helps to motivate you to want to finish whatever you need to do because you see the progress you are making.
I usually start with the big things. I just like to get the harder things out of the way as soon as possible. Sometimes I do a few small things in between if I have a lot of big projects to do. If I have a lot to do for school, I leave the smaller things for last since I can just do them in the morning before school starts. Of course, this is a worst case scenario. I guess everyone just has different processes that work for them.
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ResponderEliminarThat's a great idea! I think I'll try that today actually. :)
ResponderEliminarBTW: Sorry for not replying to your letter! I've got so much revision lately and the stress of exams, I'll try to reply as soon as possible, I'll let you know when I post it! and the postcard was really pretty ;) x
Annabelle, I totally understand, I've got exams next week too! Dx
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