Steps for Better Time Management - Deepstash

Steps for Better Time Management

  1. Add as much as you can into the system. You can email yourself things to do, or put them in your calendar, or take quick notes, or take a picture.
  2. Process it all as fast as you can. Anything you don't need to deal with right now, either mark it done or snooze it for later. 

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"Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste. " ~ Benjamin Franklin

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