Managing time -what works best for you?

That sounds like the 'eat a frog' concept. It works for some not all all.

Thanks for sharing your tip.

Small Business Coach

Yeah, for me personally, this works.

Speaking to my brother, who is a fatigue and sleep pattern consultant, he says that people are at their mental peak at different times of the day. So one solution is never going to work for all.

Many people that I have spoken to believe that they are at their peak in the early afternoon. They say that they are not a morning person so they get the easy stuff done at the beginning of the day and work on the more challenging stuff in the afternoon. I used to believe that I was one of these people. I certainly wasn't a morning person.

However, whilst this might actually be true for some people a great number will have this belief because they are confusing Motivation with Mental ability. You are not motivated in the morning therefore you don't think you can get the challenging stuff out the way.

The only way to know if this is true is to at least try the worst, or most challenging, stuff at the beginning of the day. I was surprised to find that my mind was actaully a lot clearer in the morning and I could get the creative stuff done and found that I didn't get distracted as much. Then in the afternoon, when my motivation was higher, I would do the more robotic tasks.

This worked for me and I guess it will work for others but the only way you can know is to try it out. Don't take lack of motivation as an excuse for not doing the creative stuff in the morning. Try it, if you can't do it as well then, yes, you are probably more of an afternoon guy.

Once you know how you work best, plan around that. Detailed daily plans are essential for me.

Hope this helps someone.

All the best

Peter