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🗓️ 27 February 2025
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Most of us feel like we simply don’t have enough hours in the day to do all the things. To do the things we WANT to do and also the things we HAVE to do.
Today we are talking through overall strategies we can use to make the most out of our days… and also very specific examples of ways you can do things more efficiently so that you simply have more time.
If we can eliminate decision fatigue, schedule specific times for tasks, do things faster, do things ahead of time, eliminate things that don’t need to be done and batch work similar items together - we will wind up with the extra time we’ve been looking for!
Let’s dive into all the ideas and find the extra time you need!
Let’s go!
One question that people ask me often is… how do you get so much done?
And it makes me so happy because I work at it constantly and I love talking about it.
So let’s do it.
Best tactical way to see where you are spending unnecessary time - for one week- keep a log of what you do every 30 mins. Can be just a few words- but you’ll find out real fast where the lag is!
-Only touch things once
-Be ready for the day - clothes laid out, morning routine set (keep a list yesterday)
-Have a wind down routine and stick to it
-Have a plan for the day ready when you wake up.
-It’s easier to avoid distractions and stick to the plan.
-If something takes 2 minutes or less, do it right away, don’t add it to a list.
-Batch similar items together. Answer your emails all at once.
-Have a system that you use to run your days.
-Limit decision fatigue with things like meals and getting dressed.
-Create a “home” for everything in your home. So much time is lost finding things.
-Automate anything that can be like bills, etc.
-Unsubscribe from emails you don’t need.
-Turn off notifications you don’t need.
-Work on sprints for high focus. 25 mins on, 5 mins off. Pomodoro technique. Set a timer.
-Outsource or delegate- virtual assistant, babysitter time, grocery delivery.
And more specifically…
-On emails
-On laundry
-On groceries
-On getting ready in the morning
-On prepping for your morning- know what you will wear and eat.
-On household clutter - set a timer for 10 mins a day to declutter- then big piles never come up.
-On replying to texts and emails- use voice to text and do them twice a day.
-Set-up tomorrow the night before! Setup priorities so you have a clear direction when you wake up and other people don’t decide for you how your day will go.
Episode 259 is a very specific one on how to save time by not running errands.
We live in the greatest time ever to be alive and there are just so many opportunities and so many ways we can be distracted and wander around or we can be hyper focused and productive. Let’s work to find that hour a day then fill it with things that make us feel so fulfilled and awesome!
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0:00.0 | Most of us feel like we simply don't have enough hours in the day to do all the things, |
0:05.0 | to do the things we want to do, and also the things we have to do. Today, we are talking through |
0:10.4 | overall strategies we can use to make the most out of our days and also very specific examples of |
0:16.2 | ways you can do things more efficiently so that you simply have more time. If we can eliminate decision fatigue, |
0:23.1 | schedule specific times for tasks, do things faster, do things ahead of time, eliminate |
0:28.0 | things that don't need to be done at all, and batch work similar items together, we will wind up |
0:33.1 | with the extra time we've been looking for. Let's dive into all the ideas and find that extra time |
0:38.8 | you need. Let's go. You're listening to the How to Be Awesome at Everything podcast, where we're |
0:44.9 | obsessed with life hacks that make your life more awesome. Your host, Lindsay Dick Hout, is an |
0:50.7 | entrepreneur and business owner, a mom and wife, and someone who wants to do things |
0:55.4 | over the top at all times. This concept started as a collection of things Lindsay has learned |
1:00.8 | that she was documenting to give to her kids one day. And now it's a podcast. Join us on this journey |
1:06.1 | where we talk about how to be awesome at everything we do. Here's Lindsay. |
1:21.6 | One question that people ask me pretty often is, how do you get so much done? And it makes me happy because it makes, I'm constantly working at it. And it's a, it's a journey. It's a process, not a destination. |
1:29.3 | So I'm flattered. That's so sweet. And also I love talking about things like this. I love |
1:34.6 | sharing what I've learned. And also, I just love having any conversations that are deep, |
1:40.8 | that are, you know, it's hard in passing to have deeper conversations with people |
1:46.0 | sometimes that aren't just surface level, right, about like how busy things are or the day-to-day |
1:50.7 | things or the weather or, you know, kind of like those standard like, oh, you know, can't believe |
1:56.3 | it's so hot out all of a sudden or, you know, all those things that we all say. I love having conversations, |
2:02.1 | even if it's short, with people that have like more meat to them. And I love this conversation. |
2:07.4 | And I think it can bring so much to our lives and to our days. So I love talking about it. |
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