Takingbacktime:howtodoeverythingyouwanttoSandyMillin http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iatefl16LAMSIGDay,IATEFLBirmingham2016Outsourceyourmemory

! Writedowneverything,assoonasyoucan.! Usedifferentplacesfordifferentreasons,forexample:

- Aweeklyplannerforthisweek;- Adiaryforthingsfurtherinthefuture;- Ato-dolistsbook(adiaryrepurposed!);- Ayearplannerforthingswhichhappenannually;- Alistfornospecifiedtime.

Refresheveryweek

! Startwithablankslateatthebeginningofeachweektoincreaseyourmotivation.

! Useaweeklyplannertoavoidfeelingoverwhelmed.AnexamplefromPaperchase"

Gaps

! Leavespacesinyourweeklyplantoaddthingswhichariseduringtheweek.! Usesmallboxesasthey’rehardertooverfill!! Highlightvitalthings,withtimessoyoucanseewhenyouareavailable.

Achievements

! Focusonwhatyou’veachieved,notwhatyouhaven’t.Beproudofyourself!Notabigthing

! Breakdowntasksintothesmallestpossiblechunks.! Modify/Delegatethemifpossibletoreduceyourworkload–caution!

Iamimportanttoo

! Taketimeforyourself.! Aimforregularworkinghoursifpossible,andmakesometimessacred.

Startsmall

! Don’ttrytoadd/changeeverythingatonce.! Addonething,makeitahabit,thenaddthenextthingifyoucan.

Experiment

! Trydifferentmethodsoftimemanagementtofindwhatworksforyou.