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The tips given below might be helpful to you:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Think of the William James quote: &#8220;Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.&#8221; Think how good you feel when you finish doing all the stuff on your to-do list. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">You should try to do the most important or the least attractive thing on your list first and get it out of the way. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">When you find yourself sitting at your desk doing something inane when you know you should do something important, then don\u2019t try to do either, but do something different which you enjoy doing. You might not have got the important task done, but at least your time wasn\u2019t wasted. You wouldn\u2019t have concentrated on the task anyway given the mood you had been in. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Don\u2019t use any of the free time you get due to better time management to do even more work. You should use whatever free time you get to do something you enjoy doing but didn\u2019t get time earlier to do. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">When you accomplish something good, then reward yourself. Do not reward yourself for wasteful work. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">If you get bored with the same routine month after month, then make some changes in the schedule.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">When you are working at a particular task, then give it all your attention without thinking about what else you have to do. You should give you attention to your to-do list only when the current task is done. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">You should make friends with people who are positive and will encourage you to do your work the best you can and make the most of your time.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">You should fit all the things you like doing within your schedule \u2013 fun stuff will always enliven your mind and make you do the important yet tedious tasks better. Try to schedule the fun things in after you finish the to-do tasks. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Make some time for just yourself every day. You should always go on holidays and rest enough to avid burnout. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">When you find yourself doing unproductive things again, remind yourself that you will never be able to get back the time you waste. \u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Eat healthily and sleep the adequate amount. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know that you have to plan all you have to do carefully, have your calendars and diaries, lists and memos in good order, etc. but do you have enough motivation to make the most of the time you have? 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