Hello Reader,

Let’s be realistic: you’re probably reading this while on a call, watching TV, or trying to make dinner, because that’s when I read my newsletter-style emails.

That’s why I wanted to share my best tip with you for saving time on doing all the things that we have to do.

Mondays and Tuesdays are generally ‘work’ days for me. I’ll be doing projects: the things that need full focus. I try to keep Wednesdays meeting free. Fridays are my reporting days.

Thursdays, I will do other tasks required to move my projects forward. I’ll split my time into admin time, meetings, mentoring calls, or focused work time.

Admin time is things like doing emails, expenses, filing, reporting. It all needs to be done, but it is bitty work.

Batch the time you spend on smaller tasks. I do this with phone calls: I’ll sit down and make a bunch all in one go.

I find it helps to vary activity throughout the week, but group similar tasks – it avoids the brain freeze you get when switching between work and trying to multi-task (which you know doesn’t work, right?).

Try it now: Look through your diary. When are you going to return all those calls? Can you bundle them together? Reschedule your work plans so you have similar tasks happening about the same time.

You can also group tasks on your To Do list to make it easier to find work that needs the same skill set, such as updating spreadsheets.

Have a great week!

Elizabeth

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