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Don’t Do This One Thing — It Is a Huge Time Waster
I am winning the battle of time management by not doing this. It is harder than you would think
As a writer, the battle for extra time in our days is waged on a daily basis.
As I wake up, the siren on social media cries out my name. Oh, how many productive days, how many viral posts were lost because I allowed myself to be sucked into the abyss. I engaged in an unwinnable argument with another political devotee.
When I pry myself away from this distraction, my emails demand their time as well.
I am drawn in by guarantees of making $10,000 each month by writing this one article for this one new platform. I cannot resist learning about the newest supplement to ensure I stay in ketosis. I simply must read about how the political party I follow is doing their best to battle the evil side.
By lunch time, I feel amazed I have done no writing, not managed to brainstorm on any novel topics, created no new viral posts.
Let’s rewind. Try again.
I wake up.
I successfully avoid the previously-mentioned pitfalls.
I don’t fire up the social media. I don’t open emails.
