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Time is important, but we end up wasting most of it.
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Take a look at how you have spent your day today, for example, you probably didn't accomplish much.
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In fact, an average adult spends 5 hours every single day on social media which adds up to 15 years over of a lifetime.
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But there is actually a different reason why you end up wasting your time.
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I remember when I was in college.
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At the beginning of the semester, I would imagine myself writing a great assignment, because I have over a month to work on it.
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Every single night, I would research a little bit, and write a little bit.
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So over a month, I would write a perfect assignment.
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But what would end up happening is that, I would start working on that assignment only a day or two before the deadline.
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You probably had the exact same experience.
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It's not a surprise because that's the nature of any human being.
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According to Parkinson, "work expands, so as to fill the time available for its completion”.
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For instance, I have to edit this video.
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I will not finish the task before the deadline, one way or another I will find a way to prolong it.
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Let's say you have to write a short essay.
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It will probably take an hour or a maximum 2 hours.
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But you decide to dedicate your entire day to finish it.
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When your brain realizes that you have more time to finish the job than you need, your brain will complicate the task to fill all the empty time.
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Here is how.
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When you just start writing, you suddenly remember that you forgot to call your doctor.
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So you will call him first and then get back to work.
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It is only going to take a few minutes.
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You will start working much slower.
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You will get distracted after writing each sentence.
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You will want another cup of coffee, maybe, or check your Instagram.
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After every distraction, you need some time to get back your mind to the task.
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But at the end of the day, the goal is to stretch the task for all the available time.
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You end up spending an entire day accomplishing a task that only requires 2 hours.
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That's why if you want to stop wasting your time, you always have to set the minimum amount of time for any task.
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In fact, it's dangerous when you give it more time than it requires.
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Because in the process, you feel like you are busy, you are working, you are writing that assignment, you are editing that video, so you can't work on anything else.
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You can't even rest properly because you are working.
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But in truth, you aren't accomplishing anything.
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Here is what you should do.
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Write down how much time you need to accomplish a certain task, then cut it in half and work only under that period of time.
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if you need 2 hours to finish that, give yourself only an hour.
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Don't worry about the quality, your job is to finish the task before the deadline.
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You will be amazed by how creative you suddenly become, ideas will flow into your mind from everywhere around.
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You will think of new creative ways to get it done.
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I am not talking about some kind of hypothetical, unrealistic, extraordinary abilities.
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This is something that happens to all of us when we are under such circumstances.
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That's why you finish your assignment right before the submission.
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Because if you do not submit it the next morning, you are going to fail.
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Don't stretch the time hoping that you will do a better job, you will simply reduce your productivity and waste your time.
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