From the course: Time Management for Busy People
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Time guesstimate
- Whenever I make one of my to-do or could-do lists, I always add next to it how much time I think this project or action is going to take. This serves a number of important purposes, and it's a habit you might want to pick up. First of all, if you have something on your list that you can't assign a time to, and you can't even guess how much time it's going to take, then your project is too big. And one of the main causes of procrastination is having a project that is too big. If I put down plan Nicole's birthday party, that's too big. I don't know how much time that's going to take. Call the bakery about Nicole's cake, that I can do, 10 minutes. Write my book, it's too big. Who knows how long that's going to take. Work on chapter four, two hours. The other great thing about guesstimating how much time something's going to take is that it allows you to plan and prioritize your day. And sometimes, you feel like you've…
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