25 Time Wasters

Do you feel you're too busy to sit down in the evening? When your kids are around, do you feel you're unable to devote the time and attention to them that you would like to? What about at work, do you feel swamped and can't get things done? As you read over the list below, choose the ones that waste the most time for you and circle them. Then, think about ways that you can take back the time these things waste for you. 1. Attempting to do too much 2. Checking your email continually 3. Daydreaming 4. Disorganized - messy environment 5. Doing the same things over and over again 6. Doing too many things 7. Gossiping 8. Housework 9. Misplacing things 10. Not being able to say 'No' 11. Not letting anyone else help you do things 12. Not planning ahead 13. Not setting priorities 14. Over planning and over thinking 15. Perfectionism 16. Poor time management 17. Procrastinating 18. Reading junk mail and junk email 19. Reading unnecessary material 20. Shopping, shopping, shopping 21. Talking on the telephone to friends 22. Too many meetings 23. Too tired 24. Travel time to/from work 25. Watching too much television This list is in no way exhaustive. Add some things of your own and get to work on eliminating your time wasters and enjoying life more. *****Readers of this article may copy it without the copyright owner's permission, if the author and publisher are acknowledged in the copy and the copy is used for education, not-for-profit purposes.