In today?s fast paced world. We seem to be rushing to cram so much into our days and lives in general. With work often taking up the majority of our days. Many of us have insufficient time in the day to do everything we want and have planned. Modern society has us believing that being busy means we are productive. But that is not always the case. Which is where the saying?work smarter. Not harder? comes into play. We can work more efficiently & #8211; Use what hours we have in our day & #8211; By having better time management. Which is what we will look into below. Here are the top 5 time management tips that can help you in all aspects of life.

1) Create a short daily to-do list

Don?t overwhelm yourself with a long list of tasks that may be demoralising if you fail to complete. Start your day off by writing down essential tasks that you want to accomplish and take them on one step, at a time. Focusing on one, at a time will help you complete them quicker and with higher quality than if you multitask.

2) Do the most important tasks first

Create a management system for yourself where you put in order your tasks in their order of importance and complete those first. The last thing you need is to be putting yourself under pressure as the deadline gets closer. Often. The most important tasks will take up the most time so understand and make it a habit that these are completed first.

3) Start early

The earlier you start. The more time you will have to go over and ensure everything is in order; Procrastination can be detrimental to the quality of work and to yourself & #8211; Think of a time when it actually yielded positive results (probably never) & #8211; So get tasks done and out of the way as soon as possible.

4) Plan your breaks ahead

Try working for 50 minutes then have a 10 minute break before starting over again. Scheduling your breaks you will give your mind a mental checkpoint or finish line and you will therefore be able to work more efficiently. Having small goals and targets to achieve on the way to completing a bigger task will help you manage your time more effectively than just winging it and stopping whenever you feel like it.

5) Say no

Say no to tasks you know will not be able to give your best if you already have a big workload; Your boss will surely appreciate the honesty and would rather pass the work onto others instead of receiving substandard work.

These may be very simple time management tips but when they are all followed they make for a person to work very efficiently. Doing the simple things well and turning them into a habit will help you achieve better time management and the benefits will be seen in different areas of your life.