3 Timeless Time Management Principles That Will Dramatically Improve Your Results (And Sanity)

You have to accept the brutal reality that you won’t accomplish most things in life.

Life is finite; so is your wish list. Thousands of distractions are begging for your attention every day, and it’s easy to succumb to them.

Effective time management isn’t about how much you can get done in the shortest amount of time but about how often you say no.

When you follow these three time management principles, you’ll accomplish what matters the most to you:

Principle 1: Pay yourself first when it comes to time.

Work on your most important projects for the first hour of the day.

When you work on the most important thing first, you reduce the risk of distraction as the day progresses. But don’t just limit it to the morning.

Schedule focus time with yourself, not allowing anybody to intrude during your time blocks.

Principle 2: Limit your work-in-progress.

Don’t schedule more than three most important priorities for the day.

This also includes WIP projects. “Once you’ve selected those tasks, all other…