How successful people manage their time

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We all know well that time is the most important resource. But not all of us are able to effectively manage our time. But this is so important, especially for founders of startups and business owners who are chronically short of time.

Edition The USA consult tells how very successful people who have made themselves manage their time (self-made men). Indeed, it is much more effective not to try to reinvent the wheel once again, but simply to use well-working technologies.

On this subject I like the book of a famous entrepreneur and writer. Kevin Krusewho interviewed more than 200 very successful people, including 7 billionaires, 13 Olympic medalists and many experienced entrepreneurs.

All of them were asked one question: “What is the most important secret of your high performance?”. Below are the most interesting answers. Very successful people manage their time as follows.

They focus on minutes, not hours.

Most people use hours, not minutes, to compile a download of their time. The most successful people know that in days 1440 minutes and the fact that there is nothing more valuable than time. Money can be lost and earn it again, but time is a resource that does not renew. As the famous gymnast said Shannon miller: “I live according to a schedule in which every minute is written.” You must be able to manage every minute of your time in order to succeed in life.

They focus on only one subject at a specific time.

Very successful people know their most important tasks and work on them from one to two hours every morning, without being distracted by other matters. What is the most important work to be done to achieve the goal? What achievement will lead to the advancement of your career? This is what you need to concentrate on each morning, identifying tasks for the day ahead.

They do not use so-called lists of necessary affairs (to-do lists)

Throw them away. Use a calendar instead. Practice shows that only 41% entries in the lists of necessary cases are being implemented. All these unfulfilled tasks lead to stress and insomnia, because the unfulfilled tasks remain in your head until you finish them. Very successful people put all their tasks on the calendar and follow it strictly.

They defeat procrastination with the ability to anticipate their actions in the future.

You cannot simply believe that in the future you will do the right thing, because the future is impermanent. We buy a lot of vegetables today, because we think that we will eat healthy salads all week, and then we throw away the rotted green mass. Successful people determine what needs to be done today in order to continue to do the right thing in the future. Try to anticipate what you need to do today in order to be effective in the future.

They come home for dinner

Very successful people know what they value in life. Of course, this is not only work. There is no one universal answer here, but for many such values ​​are family, hobby, sport or charity. Successful people deliberately distribute their 1440 minutes per day for each case that they value (they mark it on the calendar) and then stick to this schedule.

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They use a notebook

Richard Branson repeatedly said that he could not build his company Virgin without a simple notebook, which is always with him, wherever he is. Famous Greek Shipowner Aristotle Onassis said: “Always carry a notebook with you. Write everything down. Remember this advice. He is worth millions of dollars and is not taught in business schools. ” Highly effective people make room in their head, writing down all the thoughts that come to their mind in a notebook.

They work with email at a specific time.

Very productive people don't check their Email during the day. They do not respond to each signal to see what message came to them on Email. Instead, they check email at a specific time when it is most convenient for them. For some, this is only once a day, others check in the morning, at noon and in the evening.

They try to avoid meetings at all costs.

When Mark Cuban asked what the most important advice he could give to improve efficiency, he immediately replied: "Never participate in a meeting, unless you write a check on it." Meetings are famous time killers. They start later, unnecessary people participate in them, and they last a long time. You should try to avoid attending meetings whenever possible and conduct them yourself as rarely as possible. If you hold a meeting, hold it quickly and only on business.

They say no to most sentences.

Billionaire Warren Buffett once said: “The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people almost always say,“ No ”. AND James Altucher said that: "If something is not" Yes, damn it! ", then it means that" No ". Remember that you have only 1440 minutes per day. Do not give them easily to anyone.

They follow the principle of 80 / 20

This is the well-known Pareto principle; in most cases, 80% success comes from 20% activities. Very successful people know what their actions have the greatest effect. Focus on them and ignore the rest.

They delegate a lot of authority.

Very efficient people do not ask the question: “How can I do this?”, Instead they ask themselves: “How can this task be accomplished?”. They charge others to do the maximum possible work. Very effective people are not engaged in micromanagement. In most cases, “good enough” means “good.”

They try to do the necessary things right away and do not put them off until later.

How many times do you open an invoice envelope just to put it aside and arrange for payment later? How often do you read Email and postpone the answer to it for later? Very successful people follow the rule “do it right away.” If a necessary thing takes less than 5 or 10 minutes, they do it immediately. This reduces stress, because this business no longer takes up part of their consciousness. In addition, it is much more effective, because they will not need to re-read or overestimate anything in the future.

They practice the same morning ritual.

Most of them recharge their bodies in the morning with a breakfast of healthy foods, water and light physical exercise, and their thoughts through meditation, inspiring reading or writing in a personal diary.

Energy is the most important thing.

You can't have more than 1440 minutes in a day, but you can make it more efficient by using it. Highly successful people don't disrupt their schedules by sacrificing food, sleep, or breaks in an effort to do more, more, more... Instead, they view food as fuel, sleep as recovery, and breaks as an opportunity to recharge with the goal of doing even more.

You may not be an entrepreneur, Olympic champion, or billionaire, but their secrets can help you do more in less time and become more efficient, and therefore more successful person.

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