How to efficiently organize your time to follow

The publishing house Alpina Publisher has published the book "Find the time. How to focus on the essential. "Its authors, Jake Knapp and John Zeracki, worked for big companies such as Google and YouTube and developed their own planning system, which allowed them to have more time each day for important tasks. from the publisher, GO.TUT.BY publishes excerpts from the book.

Start each day by choosing a focal point.

The first step in the "time search" system is to determine the time you need. Every day you will choose an action to turn it into a main action and integrate it into your schedule. This can be an important task – for example, the completion of a presentation. Or homework – for example, preparing a dinner or planting plants in the garden.

Your main task may be something you do not have to do, but just want to do, for example, play with children or read a book. Of course, the essential is not your only occupation of the day, but your main occupation. The question "What will be the main thing for me that day?"You encourage yourself to spend time on tasks that are important to you and not to spend on the priorities of others
By choosing the Main, you begin to think actively and positively.

We are convinced that focusing on "intermediate" activities (between large-scale objectives and small daily tasks) is the best way to slow down a crazy step, to bring satisfaction to everyday life and to free oneself
extra time. The long-term goals are useful because they point us in the right direction, but it's hard to appreciate working on their implementation. Small daily tasks are also needed, but they all fly beyond, melt into a vague sail and are easily forgotten.

We want you to start each day with the thought that, as you hope, it will be the brightest point. Imagine in advance how you are asked in the evening: "What was your most important thing today?What events
last day do you remember? Looking at what job, or joy of any achievement you want to relive? This is your main thing.

Less distracted during the day to free up time for important

Distracting factors such as letters, social networks and urgent news are present everywhere today and do not expect that they will disappear of themselves in the near future. . You can not move in a cave, throw away all your gadgets and give up all the modern technologies. But you can use technology in a different way to get out of the vicious circle of endless reactions to distractions. The simplest measures work here, such as closing social networks or a special schedule to check your email.

The same idea is at the heart of this tactic: it is more effective to overcome distraction, which makes it difficult to access. By adding a few intermediate steps to check the Facebook band, read the latest news or turn on the television, you can organize a "short circuit" in the very cycle that makes these products so appealing.

Energize your body to recharge your brain.

To focus on an important task and free up time for its implementation, the brain needs energy. You will receive this energy by taking care of your body.

That's why the third component of the "Find Time" system is dedicated to "charging batteries" through exercise, meal, sleep, silence and personal contacts. This step offers a choice from a variety of tactics. Among them – the opportunity to take a short nap, to praise even a light exercise and a judicious strategy.
caffeine consumption. We do not suggest that you become a fitness maniac or have an incredible diet. No, no, you can simply limit yourself to simple lifestyle changes.

Gradually, taking care of your body, you will immediately begin to receive the daily reward in the form of the energy needed for things to come.

Analyze each day to be better tomorrow

And finally, before going to bed, you will take some notes. Everything is super simple: decide which tactics you intend to use, and which ones you prefer to improve or give up. At the same time, remember how much energy you had on the last day, if you managed to find time for the chef and what you liked.