There are numerous bad habits that can eat away at our efforts at time management but two of the most common and most destructive are procrastination and disorganization.
Procrastination can be slightly annoying or it can completely incapacitate you. We all procrastinate once in awhile but if you more often than not avoid doing stuff that would make your life easier, you’ll find that severe problems will begin creeping up.
If you find yourself constantly saying, I’ll do that later, youre probably finding that not much is getting done. And realistically you can’t get everything done later, right?
Overcoming this habit means you’ll need to find the willpower to do certain tasks immediately instead of putting them off. Most of the time the things you are putting off wouldn’t take all that much time if you just get them over with right away. You can still decide to do things later, just make sure you schedule some time for these tasks so they don’t stay in the later category forever!
Disorganization is also a bad habit that can eat away at our efforts to remain on schedule. If you’re like me you probably try to avoid things like filing or putting things where they’re supposed to go because you think it’ll take too long. What creates problems though is not doing these things!
Being disorganized means you’re constantly wasting time searching for things. Although it may seem like a good idea to put off organizing things until you have more time to do it, continuing to do so means your life will more than likely spiral out of control.
A good way to begin to break this habit is by spending a small amount of time each day organizing your surroundings. Spend 10 to 15 minutes clearing off your desk or cleaning out your closet, throw out unused stuff and make a space for your car keys, wallet, shoes, etc. You’ll be surprised at how just a short amount of time each day doing this will add up. You’ll also be pleasantly surprised at how your stress levels decrease.
Small changes can often produce big results!
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