Taking back time IATEFL 2016 handout
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Takingbacktime:howtodoeverythingyouwanttoSandyMillin http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iatefl16LAMSIGDay,IATEFLBirmingham2016Outsourceyourmemory
! Writedowneverything,assoonasyoucan.! Usedifferentplacesfordifferentreasons,forexample:
- Aweeklyplannerforthisweek;- Adiaryforthingsfurtherinthefuture;- Ato-dolistsbook(adiaryrepurposed!);- Ayearplannerforthingswhichhappenannually;- Alistfornospecifiedtime.
Refresheveryweek
! Startwithablankslateatthebeginningofeachweektoincreaseyourmotivation.
! Useaweeklyplannertoavoidfeelingoverwhelmed.AnexamplefromPaperchase"
Gaps
! Leavespacesinyourweeklyplantoaddthingswhichariseduringtheweek.! Usesmallboxesasthey’rehardertooverfill!! Highlightvitalthings,withtimessoyoucanseewhenyouareavailable.
Achievements
! Focusonwhatyou’veachieved,notwhatyouhaven’t.Beproudofyourself!Notabigthing
! Breakdowntasksintothesmallestpossiblechunks.! Modify/Delegatethemifpossibletoreduceyourworkload–caution!
Iamimportanttoo
! Taketimeforyourself.! Aimforregularworkinghoursifpossible,andmakesometimessacred.
Startsmall
! Don’ttrytoadd/changeeverythingatonce.! Addonething,makeitahabit,thenaddthenextthingifyoucan.
Experiment
! Trydifferentmethodsoftimemanagementtofindwhatworksforyou.