22 Time Wasters to Avoid

 

Letting something interfere with your decluttering means that you are losing control of your time. If you do this, there will never accomplish what you want nor have any time to call your own. I have listed below 22 time gobblers that you should definitely avoid. How many of these can you identify within yourself?

 

  1. Starting without a plan; lacking a direction
  2. Indecision, Not setting priorities
  3. Inability to say No
  4. Trying to bite off more than you can chew; too much at once
  5. Trying to do everything yourself; Not delegating duties
  6. Poor scheduling -Scheduling too little or too much time
  7. Procrastination - Putting off something that should be done today
  8. Lack of focus - Mulling over how busy you are
  9. Personal Disorganization - Inability to locate items due to clutter
  10. Activity hopping - Jumping from 1 to the other without accompishing anything
  11. Lacking follow through - Not finishing tasks you start out to do
  12. Detail Distraction - Letting the details consume your time
  13. Lack of Information - Starting projects without the proper information
  14. Lacking Skills - Stalling with a computer program because you don't know how to use it
  15. Being Kept Waiting
  16. Telephone Interruptions
  17. Socializing during time scheduled for projects
  18. Visitor Interruptions - Allowing them to alter your plans and schedules
  19. Long Winded - Not getting to the point in conversations
  20. Meeting without an Agenda
  21. Failing to utilize your travel time Wisely
  22. Turning on the tube instead of completing your scheduled tasks

Solutions for these issues are easy once you are aware what is happening to your time. The sooner you recognize the problem, The better.