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To Stop Wasting Time, Know Thy Time

If you don’t measure your time, it’s tough to stop procrastination or improve your productivity. Because if you want to manage your time better, you have to know where it goes first.

The specific method you use for your activity log doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is that you want to keep a record for at least two weeks. Preferably, you want a whole month of recorded activities.

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A good night sleep and a helathy morning routine is what I work on constantly.

A productive life equals happy life. But we insist on wasting time, which makes it hard to live a productive life.

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How To Stop Wasting Time

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