To many of us, 24 hours in a day does not seem like enough time to complete all the tasks that we set out to do. Yet, there are those people who appear to have their life together and are able finish whatever they needed to do. What is their secret? The answer to that question is time management. Knowing how to manage one’s time isn’t a talent that a select few are born with. It is a skill that can be taught to anyone and can be applied to anything in life. Time management can help the way your organize your day in order to be productive at whatever thing you want. Being able to go through the day in an organized and efficient manner will increase productivity and decrease stress. Not only does time management help you to organize your work or school tasks, but it can be applied to literally anything you need to accomplish.
Time management is especially helpful in the fitness world. Organizing your workouts is crucial for success. Without a consistent workout structure that you are committed to following, progress in the gym will be slow and could cause a lack of motivation to continue working out. In order to overcome the obstacles of a busy schedule and procrastination, we must have a plan. There are many proven methods for rising above poor time management, but the one that I personally use is writing out a detailed list of the tasks that I need to accomplish during that week. I normally write the list out on a piece of paper that I keep on my desk, and I also keep it on my phone so I always have a copy with me and can add to it on the go. As an avid procrastinator, I struggle with spreading out my work instead of doing it the night before. The specific strategy that I use is called the Pomodoro Technique. This technique breaks the time you spend working into 25 minute segments separated with a 5 minute break of activity, or something unrelated to your work/ computer. The app that I use on my phone is called the Forest, which incentivizes you by growing a tree over a predetermined amount of time, and if you open a different app, the tree is killed. I set my timer to 25 minutes and use the app as my accountability partner. I find it rewarding at the end because you can see how much time you spent getting stuff done. I hope this app can help you break your procrastination habits, as it did with mine!
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