- هل تجد نفسك دائما
متأخرا عن العمل أو المدرسة
هل تصل إلى نهاية اليوم
وتدرك أنك لم تنجز شئ على قائمة مهامك
حسنا، أنك لست جيد جدًا في إدارة الوقت،
وهذا لا يفيد صحتك النفسية
In fact, a study published in Work and Stress
found that workers who didn't productively manage their time
felt less in control of their lives.
Here's the good news.
You can get better.
Paying attention to how you spend your time
will help you manage it more effectively.
And we're gonna help you learn how to do just that.
Today on WellCast, we're gonna get you in control
of your day with our RAC method.
Recording, analyzing, and changing.
Three easy steps to great time management.
Pause and print a copy of our handy WellCast day planner.
Finished printing?
Let's dive in.
Step one, recording.
When you wake up tomorrow,
note the time in your day planner.
As the day progresses, write down everything that you do.
Yes, we mean everything.
The ten minutes you spent getting dressed.
The half day of productive work,
the hours you spent between social networking sites,
we mean it all.
Keep this up from the time you wake up
until you go to sleep.
Step two, analyzing.
At the end of the day, go through the schedule
and highlight any chunks of time that you don't feel
were used productively.
Pick out your five biggest time wasters in your day.
Be honest with yourself.
You spent a half an hour by the coffee machine
talking to your coworker.
You spent an hour on Facebook,
and you stared into space for 20 minutes.
Come on, you get the picture.
Especially focus on the time wasters at work.
Why?
A study published by the British Medical Journal
says that workplace stress is minimized
by effective time management.
It also says that workplace stress bleeds over
into home life and undermines a relaxed life at home.
Here's the ugly part.
Add up all the time you wasted.
How much productive time did you blow
on activities that got you no results?
Step three, changing.
Now it's time to come up with a way to get that time back.
Here are three ways to change your time wasting habits
and become a better time manager.
Prioritize.
To-do lists are a really effective way
to manage your time and your priorities.
Limit the number of tasks you have on this list to five
and assign rankings to them in order of importance.
Declutter.
Not only is decluttering great for your health,
but you won't waste time digging around piles of stuff
to find that one piece of paper that you really need.
Check out our WellCast on clutter for some helpful tips
on lightening your load.
Schedule.
Hey, we all try to kill two birds with one stone.
But odds are, multi-tasking will actually
just stress you out and delay you even more.
Instead, set aside blocks of time for individual activities.
For each activity, set start and stop points.
This way, your day is cleanly segmented.
Then, stick to this schedule.
Try going one week using these tips
to reduce your wasted time.
At the end of a week, go figure out where you've improved
your time management skills and how much time you've saved.
Let's recap.
Today you learned how to manage your time better
by using our WellCast RAC method.
You recorded, analyzed, and hopefully changed
how you use your time.
You did this by learning how to prioritize
your most important tasks, declutter your workspace
to save you time, and you learned how to build yourself
an effective schedule to block out your day.
Hey, how did RAC work for you?
We want to hear how much time you were wasting
and how much you're saving now.
Tweet us at @WatchWellCast,
email us at WatchWellCast@gmail.com,
or leave a comment down below.
We'll see you next time.
(upbeat piano music)