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By : Manohar Mattu, Interpreter/Translation Officer (R/E), SBC (V)
Industry : Asset Management Functional Area : Quality Management
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Reorganize your time

 Almost everyone needs or wants more money coming in, and with this desire most would like to start some sort of extra income-producing project. The trouble is, not many of these people seem able to fit "a second job" into their time schedules.

It's true that most people are busy, but extra time for some sort of home-based extra income-producing project can almost always be found.

It may mean giving up or changing a few of your favorite pastimes - such as having a couple of beers with the guys or watching TV - but if you score big with your extra income project, you will have all the time you want for doing whatever you want to do.

The first thing to do is to sit down with pencil and paper and list your daily schedule. What time do you wake up? Then step-by-step, list everything you do each day.

Most people will find that they have about three hours each day that can be utilized in a more constructive or efficient manner. As we've noted above, you may have to give up the time you waste in your local pub or a few television programs you watch, but it will be worth it in the long run.

Efficient time management boils down to planning what you're going to do, and then doing it without backtracking. Start by making a list of the things you want to do tomorrow, each evening before you go to bed. Schedule your trips to the store or where ever to coincide with the other things you have to do, and with your trips to or from work.

Organize your trips to take care of as many things as possible while you're out of the house. Take stock of the time you spend standing around shooting the breeze - especially the time you spend on the telephone - and eliminate all that isn't necessary.

Whatever chores you have to do at home, set aside a specific time to do them, and a specific amount of time to devote to them. For instance, just one hour a day devoted to yard work would probably make your property the envy of all your neighbors.

Don't try to do a week's work in one big flurry. Whether it's painting your house, fixing leaky faucets, or mowing your lawn and trimming your shrubs, do a part of it, or one particular job each day, and you'll be amazed at your progress.

Take care of all your mail the day you receive it. Don't let those bills and letters pile up on you. If you're unable to pay a bill immediately, file it in a special place that's visible, and note on the envelope the date you intend to pay it. Answer your letters the same day you get them.

The important thing is to think of time as your most valuable asset, because it is. So organize!

 

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 Top Comment : Saket Vishal   | 09 01 2008 21:23:53 +0000
Good try, however it is not very clear that whether the article is aiming at utilizing current daily schedule to get a second source of income or just about how to get more time by reorganizing?
 
7 comments on "Reorganize your time "
  Commented by  Atul Kumar, Project Lead, Satyam Computers    | 10 29 2008 12:04:46 +0000
Informative Article. One shoud try to gain something extra with the proper time management.
  Commented by  veguru vijayakumar babu, Head/VP/GM-Finance/Audit, Sujana Group Of Companies    | 10 15 2008 09:22:52 +0000
good article..
  Commented by  Abhishek Tiwari, Network Admin/System Admin, STPL INC.    | 10 08 2008 13:52:13 +0000
Informative Article
  Commented by  Vikas G. Chaudhari, Sr. Design Engineer Jacobs Engineering    | 10 02 2008 14:09:52 +0000
Nice article !!
Change habits to save time !!
Writing tomorrow's task is also a good suggestion.
  Commented by  varsha mishra, technical Manager, rfrac    | 09 29 2008 19:38:32 +0000
GOOD.........1
  Commented by  Manohar Mattu, Interpreter/Translation Officer (R/E), SBC (V)    | 09 01 2008 21:35:00 +0000
You may take it either way. It all depends upon you, Mr Saket
  Commented by  Saket Vishal, Software Developer, Xebia    | 09 01 2008 21:23:53 +0000
Rating : +1 
Good try, however it is not very clear that whether the article is aiming at utilizing current daily schedule to get a second source of income or just about how to get more time by reorganizing?
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