List Time Wasters
Common advice given to people who want to improve their use of time is to focus on what contributes most. The inverse, however, is also a worthy pursuit. What does not contribute but only wastes time? Try listing all the “time wasters” in a typical week and then rank them on the basis of their degree of time misuse. Ask questions: “What would happen if I didn’t do this? Would it make a significant difference? Can I delegate this?”