Being proactive about time management can help reduce stress and give you a sense of control. Try these five tips for taking charge of your time.
创建时间表
Whether it’s a written document or saved in an app, a set schedule helps you organize tasks, 提前计划, 保持专注, and gives you a way to build breaks from work into your day.
Work in Private and Focused Modes
Using a private browsing mode—also known as Incognito in Google’s Chrome browser—helps you focus on the task at hand by limiting your access to saved passwords and login information that may tempt you to hop between social feeds, 电子邮件, 还有其他干扰因素. Other apps, like word processors and 电子邮件 programs, offer focused modes to limit diversions.
把你的一天分成小块
Do you need to be responsive to clients and colleagues during certain parts of the day but prefer handling your own work at other times? Break your workday into chunks and space them out or put them together to suit your needs.
沟通的期望
If you’ve taken steps to create a schedule that fits you, communicating that to your colleagues and clients will help you maintain it: they know what to expect from you, and you can follow through without feeling the need to upset your schedule for each new request.
使用时间跟踪工具
A time-tracking tool can record how long you spend on each task or record what websites or programs you use the most. Either option will help you assess how you’re currently spending time so you can better plan your schedule and prioritize tasks.