Time Management

Time... It seems to catch most people by surprise. We know that time exists, that it is fininte, and that things need to be done during specific times.

You may eat on a schedule, may work on a schedule, and may entertain yourself or others on a schedule. How do you add new things to an already busy schedule? It is not as hard as you would think.

Triage, (French for prioritize) is a way to weed out the important from the less important. We all know that everything we do is important, right? Not necessarily?

Well, think on this: if you have a busy life and wish to add a new node to your timeline, writing a book, perchance? Then you should consider the time that you spend and what you spend it on.

Below are some tips that might give you help managing time so that you can add the new modules to your day.

1. If it has to be done, do it.: I mean dishes, laundry, bathing, those things you do because they need to be done. Don't put them off because if things build up, they take longer to accomplish. If you have a few dishes in the sink just wash them up. If you have a couple loads of laundry to do, then just get them done.

2. Decide what time-wasting activities you engage in. Maybe you spend six hours on Facebook, or another social networking site? Perhaps you watch seasons of a television program all at once? These things are entertaining but are they helping you? I do not mean to eliminate "me time" but regulate it so that it is not a dominant part of your day.

3. Schedule your day. If you are adding new things, until those things become a part of your daily routine or habit, you should put together a white-board schedule to tell you when to do what. In that way you can follow a calendar and get all your things accomplished.

At any rate, if you want to be a writer, you must put time into writing. The first draft will not be your best draft unless you are that singularly wonderful writer who makes no mistakes.. But put time into your writing.

Remember you might forget the train of your thought so integrate re-reading passages or even your entire work to date before you can go forward. This takes time. If you can write an hour a day you will be less likely to forget the plot and characters in your story because they will become a part of your life, however if you write only one or two days a week, you will find you are spending time on reading what you wrote more than writing anew.

Think about your day, schedule and plan, and give yourself a pat on the back for wanting to venture into new things. Busy is not bad as long as you get what you need from what you do.