How To Manage Your Time In Order To Maintain A Healthy Work-Life Balance

The culture of measuring an employee's productivity by the number of hours they put in at the office is no longer existent due to the pandemic. Since working from home is full of distractions, managers and business owners now expect employees to just deliver the desired results within the given time frame. There are no set limitations on how they structure their day to achieve these results.

This allows employees the space and freedom to plan their day however they want. But with this autonomy comes the responsibility to ensure they stand true to the faith shown in them by their employers. This requires planning the day well in order to achieve the set targets before the deadlines without compromising on work quality.

Effective time management is crucial to ensure you get the most work done during your productive hours and finish work in time. This will leave you with more than enough time to pursue your interests after work, and even spend quality time with family & friends. This healthy balance of professional and personal life is crucial for remote employees.

To help you out, we have listed below 4 ways to manage your time well and get the most work done:

1. Track your time:
   The best way to start managing your time is to first know where your time gets spent. Start tracking your time with a time tracking software as it will help you understand how long you take to accomplish a certain task.

   It will also highlight any negative habits that are leading to golden work hours getting wasted. These statistics from the software are supremely helpful in finding what your most productive hours of the day are. It will allow you to take up tasks during the day accordingly.

2. Plan your day ahead:
   As long as you are aware of what is on your plate for the day, you will figure out ways to achieve as much as possible. So start by planning your day well in advance. This will allow you to have clarity about what all you need to accomplish within the given time frame.

   Managing your work by listing out everything that is to be done in the order to priority will help you manage your time efficiently. Even if you get interrupted by any unexpected events you will have an idea of what all you achieved and what remains to be done.

3. Limit distractions:
   For most people, work from home involves working in the midst of a lot of distractions. These could be delivery people ringing the bell or a spouse talking on call and sometimes kids crying in the background. While some things are unavoidable, others can be taken care of with a little discipline.

   To make the most of your work hours, limit all kinds of distractions as much as possible. These are distractions that involve frequent email notifications, checking of social media apps, calls from friends, etc. Put your phone on silent when you are working on something important and indulge in any leisure activity only when you have successfully finished it.

4. Set realistic boundaries:
   This is highly important as people who work remotely get either too hard on themselves, or too casual. When you are very rigid about what you are supposed to achieve in a day, it may take a toll on your mental health in case you feel to achieve what you planned.

   On the contrary, being too casual will lead to wastage of time and work piling up. The best thing to do is to set boundaries that are realistic and expectations that are achievable. For instance, you can draw a boundary that you will avoid any work related calls post a certain hour in order to be able to give undivided attention to your family.

Conclusion:
We hope the above tips will help you streamline your work and get the most out of your time.