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Build a strict schedule and stick to it.
Assign some days to certain types of tasks.
That's what helped me. At first it might seems like monotony but it isn't, a strict schedule can have some flexible time.
It also forces you to do the things you have to do, you don't lag off.

I thought that after university I'll loose all my free time but it turned out the other way around. Get a hold of the mastering of time management.

How my personal TODO list and schedule are split:
(This is the real thing, don't start stalking me)

The Schedule:
Sunday
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Running: 7am-7:30am
Reading/programming/learning: 7:30am-11am
Cook&Bake: 11am-12:30am
Others(cleaning/cold shower/open time): 12:30pm-5pm
Wargames+hacks/security/psychology/scams/movies: 5pm:7pm
Ham radio/podcast: 7pm-8pm
chan/internet/read/chill: 9pm-10pm

Monday->Thursday
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wakeup: 4:45
work: 6:30-3:30
sport/cold shower: 5:20-5:45
gardening: 5:45:6:10
diner: 6:10-6:35
book/read/listen to podcast: 7:30-8:30
cook: 8:30-9:15

Monday-Wednesday
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read/writing articles(blog)/animal/nature: 6:35-7:30

Tuesday-Thursday
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drawing/exotic music-beatboxing/brainstorm/dance moves: 6:35-7:30

Friday
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wakeup: 4:45
work: 6:30-3:30
sport/cold showering: 5:20-5:45
gardening: 5:45:6:10
diner: 6:10-6:35
open time: 6:35-10

Saturday
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Running: 7am-7:30am
brain-teaser/memory: 7:30am-8am
gardening: 8am-9:30am
cold shower: 9:30am-9:40am
open time (news/shopping/hangout/cleaning/dailys/backups)

The TODO list:

My todo list is split up into categories which are:

* The must do stack (with little things, dates to remember, and a lot of little notes)
* The Days counter (a place where I count days for things I want to keep doing)
* Learning (a big list of links and notes about things I want to read about and learn)
* Projects (A list of projects ideas I'm working on or willing to start working on)
* The daily (Some stuffs that I don't look at too much because I do them daily, but in case I forget)
* Goals (A list of goals, long term, mid term, and long)
* Notes (A bunch of notes about random things)
* My 2-3 motivational quotes (To remind me when I'm slacking off that I should keep going)

Remember that everything is flexible.

I had a strict schedule when my commute was taking 2h to get to work and 3h20min to get back home, waking up at 5am and reaching home at 7:20pm.

You can manage it. Men have great willpower!


Messages In This Thread
Balancing a busy life: help me - by Houseoftea - 24-09-2015, 10:35 PM
RE: Balancing a busy life: help me - by venam - 25-09-2015, 01:55 AM
RE: Balancing a busy life: help me - by ashen - 25-09-2015, 05:42 PM
RE: Balancing a busy life: help me - by October - 25-09-2015, 09:49 PM
RE: Balancing a busy life: help me - by venam - 26-09-2015, 01:20 AM
RE: Balancing a busy life: help me - by ashen - 26-09-2015, 02:13 PM