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Hi. I’m Lorie Marrero and today’s Clutter Video Tip is Part 5 in our five-part series
on time management. We have captured a lot of information, we have committed to which
information we’re going to move forward with, we have queued ourselves to take action
on those commitments at the right time, and we have completed our work with the right
motivation. Now our system might seem to be whole at that point, but I don’t believe
that any system is valid without some kind of feedback lube, and that’s why the fifth
element of your time management fingerprint is “correct.” We’re going to talk about
a system of evaluation that you can use ongoing as you work through your time management system
on a daily basis.
First, you want to be looking at any additional capturing methods that you can add to your
toolbox – new things come out all the time – and you also might want to eliminate some
of those tools that aren’t working for you or that you’re forgetting to check. [POP]
Things that you are allowing to fall through the cracks. There may be other things falling
through the cracks. You may have missed appointments or “to do’s” that are not getting done,
and you want to look at those and assess them and figure out how to plug those holes. Maybe
you need a little bit more external motivation [POP] to get some of those things done. And
you, of course, want to be re-prioritizing your calendar and your task list as your life
changes, because something you put on your calendar two months ago may no longer be relevant
based on some kind of major life change [POP] or some kind of business shift that’s happened
in between now and then. And you constantly want to be thinking about improvement based
on what I call the “lazy person questions.” And those are, “How can I do this better?”
“How can I do this faster?” and, “How can I not do this at all?” “Is there somebody
I can delegate this to?” “Can I eliminate this from my task list altogether?” And,
these questions are great to prompt yourself to continuously think about improving and
to find shortcuts.
Now, if you like shortcuts, we have a free report available to you called “30 Ways
to Find Time to Get Organized.” This is on our Free Tips page at clutterdiet.com/freetips,
and it’s available as a bonus when you sign up for our weekly newsletter. You also get
as a bonus with that newsletter our famous clutter prevention wallet reminder sleeves
that have on them the five questions you should ask before buying anything.
See you next time, and may you always be happy and grateful for having more than enough.