- Have a clear set of values and goals in life. It is the key to setting daily priorities.
- Work on tasks requiring concentration when you are most alert
- Make phone calls when you are most likely to contact the person.
- Delegate work whenever possible. It frees you to accomplish more, and gives experience to others.
- When doing paperwork, try to handle each piece of paper once, rather than giving it temporary “parking place.”
- At meetings with others, stick to an agenda. Have specific starting and finishing times.
- Organize your work area with needed tools close at hand.
- Do not feel obligated to accept every social invitation that comes you way. Learn to say “no” tactfully.
- Standardize shopping and packing lists as much as possible rather than writing up new ones repeatedly.
- Get sufficient rest and relaxation so that you can work effectively.
- Set deadlines.
- Do not procrastinate.
- Break overwhelming tasks into smaller ones.
- Do not be a perfectionist. Concentrate on what is truly important.
- Make good use of waiting time. Write a letter, read, or accomplish some other essential task.
- Know when there will be occasions when you will need to spend time on activities you would not choose. Do not waste time fretting about it. Instead, work to get it done.
(culled from Theosophical Digest, September 1990)
