VivienofInspirationBitisconductingagroupwritingprojectandisgettinginputsfrompeopleonhowtheymanagetheirtime.Justthoughtofpouringdownmythoughts.

　　RisingEarly

　　Gettingupearlyinthemorningreallyhelps.ThisisthetimeIfeelfreshandbrisk,thetimewhenIcanfinishlearningmylessonstwicefastthanitusuallytakesto.Afterhavingspenteveryeveninginfrontofthecomputer,earlymorningisthattimeofthedayIreallycountonfordoingmylessons.

　　Gettingupearlyisn’tthattoughformenow.Itactuallywas.I’velearnttotamemybrain.Itelltomyinnerself“I’vetogetup5.00a.m”.Thesementalcommandsaremorereliablethanalarms

　　DividingBiggerTasksintosmallerones

　　I’mnotaProductivityJunkie,andIdon’tlikewritingdownatodolisteither.Irouglyallotetimetocompletelessons,andstartlearning.Anhourforeachlesson,ifthereare20pagesinthelesson,2-3pagesevery5minutes.How’sthat

　　IfI’mnotabletocompletemylessonsontime,Ileavetheincompletestuffassuch,andtrytocompletethemintheweekendswhenI’veloadsoffreetime.

　　Blogging

　　Ihavedevelopedahabitofkeepingmyinboxcleanandclutter-less,readingfeedsasfastaspossible(folderviewinGoogleReaderhelpsalotforthis)andkeepingdistractionslikeIMoffwhenwritingapost.(morehere)

　　I’vecutdownthetimeIusedtospendonmodifyingthemes,andI’mspendingmoretimetowritepostsformyownblog,andmanyotherswhereI’maco-author/guestblogger.

　　Learningtosay‘No’

　　OnethingI’llpractiseevenifIgrowbig-turningdownataskifIcan’treallydoit,decliningoffersifyou’reloadedwithtoomanyalready.ThisisthebesttimemanagementtipI’veeverheard

　　Justmy$0.02.Howdoyouallmanagetimebetweenbloggingandyourdayjob?