Shitty Time Management Skills

I have very crappy time management skills. This has never been a real problem sine college, until this week.

What do you do to organize your life, day, week etc in a succesful way?

 

I don't plan or manage my time. I just live, have fun and do whatever the hell I please.

 

Hm, well, I'm a pretty organized person, so I tend to make a lot of lists. I find that it helps a lot! I swear, I'd be lost without my lists, they keep me sane, or, at least somewhat.

 

Well now that it's the summer I have no use of the word "time".

My life doesn't resume until the first week of September when school starts again.

 

Ahhh, those were the days!

 

Being my own boss, and having ADD, its sthg I've thought about.
I think its part of a wider topic of work skills and lifestyle stuff.

Anyway, I plan out the day,wk, year.Targets for each hour etc.Divide the day into different things.Have regular breaks, nutrition, sun, socialising stuff and "locked away to get things done" time etc.

Sometimes I get it wrong but I keep 2 diaries to monitor things.One "to do"..The other "was done" etc.

 

That's exactly my problem. My ADD is so much worse. I have no idea how to organize my day.
I need to start making lists.
HCM-I imagine you are very organized, you seem like 'one of those people' And by 'one of those people', I mean people who have their shit together, who I am highly jealous of their level of organization.

 

Its a big, big topic.Maybe start the day with some exercise.Morning session sewing.Socialise out for lunch.Then afternoon on order filling and 1hr of sewing?

I'd start by asking "what do u need to make your mind feel happy working".
Maybe u might want to share a workshop with someone creative?
I was gonna say before, its a big culture shock going from a group, to a self emp environment.

But it *can* be done!

 

I thinkt he hardest part, is that before being slef-emplyed, i worked with kids with autism. Because of them, I had to make everything super structured-written schedule of what we're doing every 15 minutes, timers, the whole thing.
Maybe I need a timer? I seem to have either super productive days or not at all productive days.
I need a sewing elf.

 

i manage myself well, because i can see into the future.

 

U know what they say in fairytales.Be careful what u wish for...cos u just might get it...!
I wonder if The Earth's midget assaillant has big ears, pointy nose and prodigous sewing skills.Sacked and in search of a new job, u take him in....!

But yes, timing is part of it.I found the other part was being happy in my environment and direction.Making things effortless, not a chore.U know?

 

That is very insightful. When I am feeling positive, I am very energetic and ready to go.

 

I wouldn;t take him in. I would build him a little gnome home in the back yard, with some deer garden sculptures and ceramic toadstools.
I know what you mean. I am super productive when I am feeling like everything is efortless. I just spent so much time trying and makign a new pattern yesterday. i thought I had perfected it, made three things and then realized teh closures didn;t work...5 hours of work, down the drain ):

 

LOL gnome home.
Does America have gnomes?

I think there's a time for being head down and pushing against things.
But other times, I think.."how can I make things easier".U know?

Yeah going up blind alleys is frustrating - Ive done it.But I suppose its all part of the learning process.Atleast the Net lets people access knowledge more than in years gone by.

Maybe u'll get a feel for what direction u want to move towards?Design and delegating production etc?

 

Does America have gnomes you ask? Why yes, yes we do. I have 9 in my yard to be exact!

 

You are a gnome hoarder. It's a crime!

 

I really suck at time management, mostly because I am lazy and I like the freedom I get from not planning anything ahead of time. Having said that I have an almost natural talent for it...I'm just one of those people that can get things done (essays, study for exams etc.) well and on time, even when I am disorganized, confused and mindless about what needs to be done. I got through school and Uni by making order out of chaos. Now if I was to actually pay attention to what I was doing and follow some sort of routine I would be an academic dynamo.

 

I HATE obligations and plannign anything. I feel like ti completley screws up my whole day, unless it's somethign I really want to do obviously.

 

Um, I dunno. I guess I don't really think about it much, which probably means I'm really good or really bad at it.

I spend my time working and writing, eating, and personal hygiene.

Anytime I'm not doing one of those things, I'm wasting time here, wasting time at a bar, wasting time with any of the dozens of fun misadventures I have planned. (Guitar, skydiving, singing, meeting new people, reading)

I wish I had a lot more hours in my day. I guess that means I should manage my time better. :biggrin:

 

Also, your dog is darling.