Time… is there truly not enough to go around, or are you simply not managing your time in the best possible way? Here at the Project Management Source you can find 61 tips on how to save time, conveniently divided into the following categories: Time Saving Tips on the Job, Working with your Colleagues, and Saving Time at Home. There’s something for everyone, with suggestions from “eat light at lunch” to avoid that afternoon energy drop, to “limit your grocery shopping to once a week.” Neil Patel, the wunderkind at Quicksprout, offers “10 Efficient Ways to Save Time So You Can Follow Your Dreams.” These are the general principles that allowed Patel to attend university while running a successful business. His recommendations include eating balanced meals, taking power naps, and avoiding the temptation to multitask (for more on the dangers of multitasking, see this recent Whakate article)

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Are you Wasting Time at Work?

Clean up your act at work with help from this post , by Joni Rose at Suite101.com. Joni offers nine easily identifiable time wasters, such as waiting for your computer to boot, or watching something as it prints. Some readers may find time waster number eight, “chatting with coworkers,” rather controversial, and indeed it could be argued that this activity has a useful function. But next time you find yourself shooting the breeze with a colleague, consider asking yourself if you’re doing it to relieve tension, create a bond, or if you are simply wasting time.

Technical Time Saving Tips

For the technologically inclined, Best University offers 101 Time Saving Google Tricks. If you thought Google was just for email and doing keyword searches, you’re in for a surprise. Time saving tips include using Gmail on your iPhone, accessing Google translate to help you during international travel, and performing calculations using the Google search bar. And if you’re looking for a computerised system to help you organise your time, check out the Time Jar. There’s a teaser video and an explanation of the system, along with an offer for a free 30 day trial. Finally, visit the time management articles available from the Whakate archive to learn about everything from how to become more time conscious to how to work with a time log. Even small successes in time-saving can have a big effect on your levels of productivity and your feelings of self satisfaction.

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