Time Strategies

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Time management is going to be seriously important this year. Avoiding procrastination, separating relaxation time and work time in the same place, and being comfortable to do so will all be major parts of our year.

I found a few articles resonated with me. What I took from the lifehacker.com article is that we need to whittle down our to do lists to the bare bones and process it in its simplest forms. We need to look at what is right there in front of us. I felt like the message was that once it's simple, it'll be easy. List priorities, start work as soon as possible - these two things I specifically began doing last February when I felt overwhelmed in my first semester. It helped me stay on top of things and avoid guilt when I wasn't working.

The businessinsider.com article also touched on listing priorities and ticking these off. It gives you a sense of accomplishment. It also talks a lot about planning fun, having weekends off and avoiding burn out. As I said, this is something I struggled with - and still do. I'm better at separating myself from work now, giving myself time off. But I do wonder if this will be hard again because we're at home. I'll be more precise with scheduling this year and I'm hoping this will give me less anxiety and guilt about getting things done - which I've never struggled with, I always get things done and I get them done to a standard I'd expect from myself at the very least.

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