Leave the Office Earlier: Module 1 Preparation Unit 10: Schedule Your Day Realistically

It’s important to plan the next day before you leave your office in the evening or before you retire for the night. Why?

·        You wake up to a purpose. With a plan, you have a picture of the day in your head in the morning. A clear focus will reduce your stress.

·        You will know if you have made realistic plans for the day. If you find out your schedule is too full to accomplish the things that must be done tomorrow, you can delegate, delete, reschedule, or move tasks ahead a day.

·        You avoid the decision dilemma, which is “what should I do next?” Constantly asking this of yourself and sorting and resorting items takes time. If you’ve already made these decisions, you simply start on the next task.  As the saying goes, “Plan your work, and work your plan.”

·        You don’t get insomnia. If you don’t have a clear picture of what tomorrow looks like, you will lie awake and run those to-dos through your mind over and over.