Time is not infinite: 12 principles to make the best use of your time

by Paolo Ruggeri

The objective of freeing your time is to enable you to focus and concentrate on your strategic direction and long-term goals i.e. Keep time in your agenda today to do what will make a great difference tomorrow.

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. This is called the Parkinson principle.

We don’t waste time when we are under pressure because we focus on the real and necessary stuff only. It is human to procrastinate. However, as a Business Owners or Company Managers, you must know which tasks are worth procrastinating for and which require your immediate attention.

A good solution is to write down a complete list of all cycles or ongoing projects that are currently running. This is known as the open cycles list.

Being specific will allow you to close the windows in your mind and recover your energy.

Update/review or create a list once a day, week or every 15 days and delete some things from your list every now and then.

Keep five minutes a day to write down the plan of the day, and if possible, do it the night before.

When you are confused with the big picture, you tend to keep yourself busy with petty things. Just for you to feel better and productive, you rationalize in your mind that you are very busy and don’t have the time to tackle others issues. You