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Free Time Management Tools & How to Use Them
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Where are you losing time?
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SAVE YOUR TIME!
• What is it that only you can do? • Are you repeating the same task over and over?
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SAVE YOUR TIME!
• What is it that only you can do? • Are you repeating the same task over and over? • Is the task even necessary?
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–Carrie Dils, this webinar
Before you can spend your time well, you need to figure out exactly what you want to
spend your time on.
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Plan how to use your time
• prioritizing to-do’s • scheduling your day
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PRIORITIZE TO-DO’S
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Covey Time Management Grid
Quadrant I Immediate and important deadlines
Quadrant II Long-term strategizing and development
Quadrant III Time-pressured distractions
Quadrant IV Low value activities (relaxation)
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project management asana.com
thing organizer trello.com
capture and organize evernote.com
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SCHEDULE YOUR DAY/WEEK
• Create a routine • Group similar tasks • Optimize day parts
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Maximize your productivity
• use time boxing • eliminate distractions
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TIME BOXING
• Gets rid of context switching • Takes advantage of Parkinson’s Law
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ELIMINATE DISTRACTION
• Don’t leave your mail app open • Don’t leave social media apps open • Calendar your time blocks (if using a shared calendar) • Set boundaries with co-workers and family
(death to context switching!)
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track your time
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Simple Time Track (for Chrome)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/
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be honest with yourself
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TOOLS RECAP1. Calendly - Schedule meetings and appointments 2. Zapier - Trigger automated actions 3. Buffer - Schedule social media 4. Todoist - Create and manage to-do lists 5. Evernote - Capture and organize things 6. Trello - Visual project organizer 7. Asana - Project management 8. TomatoTimer - Pomodoro method for time boxing 9. Google - built-in timer 10. Toggl - time tracking system 11. Simple Time Track - very basic Chrome add-on 12. RescueTime - time monitoring
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Questions?
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CARRIE DILS @cdils
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