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- [Instructor] Are you
constantly finding yourself

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behind at work or school?

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Do you arrive at the end of the day

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and realize you've accomplished
nothing on your to-do list?

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Well, odds are you're not
very good at time management,

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and that is not doing your
psychological health any favors.

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In fact, a study published
in Work and Stress

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found that workers who didn't
productively manage their time

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felt less in control of their lives.

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Here's the good news.

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You can get better.

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Paying attention to
how you spend your time

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will help you manage it more effectively.

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And we're gonna help you
learn how to do just that.

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Today on WellCast, we're
gonna get you in control

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of your day with our RAC method.

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Recording, analyzing, and changing.

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Three easy steps to great time management.

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Pause and print a copy of our
handy WellCast day planner.

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Finished printing?

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Let's dive in.

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Step one, recording.

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When you wake up tomorrow,

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note the time in your day planner.

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As the day progresses, write
down everything that you do.

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Yes, we mean everything.

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The ten minutes you spent getting dressed.

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The half day of productive work,

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the hours you spent between
social networking sites,

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we mean it all.

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Keep this up from the time you wake up

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until you go to sleep.

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Step two, analyzing.

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At the end of the day,
go through the schedule

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and highlight any chunks
of time that you don't feel

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were used productively.

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Pick out your five biggest
time wasters in your day.

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Be honest with yourself.

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You spent a half an hour
by the coffee machine

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talking to your coworker.

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You spent an hour on Facebook,

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and you stared into space for 20 minutes.

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Come on, you get the picture.

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Especially focus on the
time wasters at work.

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Why?

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A study published by the
British Medical Journal

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says that workplace stress is minimized

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by effective time management.

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It also says that workplace
stress bleeds over

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into home life and undermines
a relaxed life at home.

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Here's the ugly part.

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Add up all the time you wasted.

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How much productive time did you blow

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on activities that got you no results?

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Step three, changing.

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Now it's time to come up with
a way to get that time back.

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Here are three ways to change
your time wasting habits

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and become a better time manager.

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Prioritize.

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To-do lists are a really effective way

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to manage your time and your priorities.

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Limit the number of tasks
you have on this list to five

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and assign rankings to them
in order of importance.

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Declutter.

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Not only is decluttering
great for your health,

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but you won't waste time
digging around piles of stuff

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to find that one piece of
paper that you really need.

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Check out our WellCast on
clutter for some helpful tips

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on lightening your load.

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Schedule.

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Hey, we all try to kill
two birds with one stone.

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But odds are, multi-tasking will actually

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just stress you out and
delay you even more.

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Instead, set aside blocks of
time for individual activities.

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For each activity, set
start and stop points.

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This way, your day is cleanly segmented.

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Then, stick to this schedule.

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Try going one week using these tips

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to reduce your wasted time.

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At the end of a week, go figure
out where you've improved

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your time management skills
and how much time you've saved.

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Let's recap.

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Today you learned how to
manage your time better

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by using our WellCast RAC method.

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You recorded, analyzed,
and hopefully changed

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how you use your time.

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You did this by learning how to prioritize

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your most important tasks,
declutter your workspace

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to save you time, and you
learned how to build yourself

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an effective schedule
to block out your day.

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Hey, how did RAC work for you?

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We want to hear how much
time you were wasting

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and how much you're saving now.

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Tweet us at @WatchWellCast,

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email us at WatchWellCast@gmail.com,

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or leave a comment down below.

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We'll see you next time.

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