High EQ individuals are experts at managing their time.

10 rare methods that will 10x your time management.

When you learn to manage your time you also:

↳ Reduce stress levels.
↳ Improve work-life balance.
↳ Show high emotional intelligence.

Use these methods to take control of your time.
Before your time takes control of you:

1. Oliver Burkeman’s 3/3/3 Method
↳ Complete 3 hours of deep work on the most important tasks.
↳ Do 3 hours of shorter urgent tasks or meetings and finish with 3 admin tasks.

2. The Eisenhower Matrix
↳ Learn to delegate or say ‘no’ to unimportant tasks.
↳ Prioritise the urgent and important ahead of unimportant and non-urgent.

3. Biological Scheduling
↳ Identify your peak productivity hours based on your natural energy cycles.
↳ Schedule your highest-priority tasks during your high-energy periods.

4. Break tasks down
↳ Break down long or complex tasks into small pieces.
↳ Schedule the hardest parts for your high-energy hours.

5. The 2-Minute Rule
↳ If a task takes less than two minutes, do it immediately.
↳ This stops you from overthinking and procrastinating over simple tasks.

6. Digital Detox
↳ Schedule regular periods of time away from digital devices.
↳ Return back to your work with superior mental clarity and productivity.

7. AI Tools
↳ Use AI-powered scheduling tools to delegate unimportant tasks.
↳ This helps reduce the cognitive load of planning and execution of small tasks.

8. Seinfeld Strategy
↳ Manage your time by turning goals into daily measurable habits.
↳ Keep up the daily streak for as long as you can and never take 2 days off.

9. Get Things Done Rule
↳ Clarify your outstanding tasks and rank them on importance.
↳ Prioritise and reflect on your to-do list after every completed task.

10. Eliminate Multitasking
↳ Focus on single tasks at a time to maximise brain function.
↳ Avoid concentrating on more than one task when trying to deep work.

Remember:

The way we choose to spend our time defines who we are.

Find the methods that work best for you.
And take back control of your time today.

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