Take Stock and Track Your Time
You can’t really clean up your schedule if you don’t know what’s in it—and that includes all the things on your literal and official calendar and all the things that aren’t.
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"Everybody Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth" - Tyson. But you still need a plan.
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