[CHAT] I'm out of time, all the time!
originally posted on 27-10-2016 4:04 PM
Ever heard the saying; "Time flies when you're having fun!" but find yourself out of time anyway!?
Everyone struggles to fit things into their schedule so if you are looking for some tips to stay productive and get on top of time management or want to find out if there really are enough hours in the day, this is the chat for you!
Join us on Monday 31st October at 8:00pm (AEDT) as we discuss time management, organization and productivity in our everyday lives or click "reply" to start the chat now!
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31 Oct 2016, 9:00 AM UTC
31 Oct 2016, 11:00 AM UTC
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originally posted on 31-10-2016 7:50 PM
We'll alll jump online in about 10 minutes (8:00pm AEDT)! Feel free to pop on and say hi, share anything you're thinking or dive into the discussion!
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:00 PM
Hey guys! Hope you're all well on this lovely Monday night! 🙂
To kick us off for the evening, here's the first question:
What does 'productivity' mean to you?
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:01 PM
Hello!
What does 'productivity' mean to you?
To me, productivity means doing something that works towards a goal I have previously set out to obtain, e.g. to study a certain thing, to read a certain amount of my book, to clean a certain area of my house, etc. It doesn't alawys mean actual completion of the goal, but rather working up to completing that goal 
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:06 PM
Heya @Chloee! That's a really good point about how just because we may not achieve a certain goal doesn't mean that the effort we put in wasn't us being productive 🙂
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:13 PM
@lokifish I think that's so important because sometimes I plan to do more than I actually can, and I can feel like a failure and stress out. But then I remember that I still did quite a lot of work leading towards the completion of what I planned, and that helps me to feel betteroriginally posted on 31-10-2016 8:15 PM
@Ben-RO Yes that's right! Sometimes I plan on making the time to watch a movie at home the next day, and when I do finish the movie and tick it off my to-watch list, I feel very productive even though it has nothing to do with working, studying, or doing housework!
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:14 PM
How to you make the most of your time?
Best productivity tips please! 🙂
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:04 PM
What does 'productivity' mean to you?
Hmmm… I guess I'd say productivity to me means being able to achieve the things we want/need to do within a reasonable time frame, and (hopefully) without too much stress!
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:11 PM
What does 'productivity' mean to you?
Making the time to do the stuff you plan to do. To me it's the action part of planning.
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:18 PM
@StarLord hey! Thanks for joining in 🙂 hopefully there'll be plenty of tips shared tonight. Also it's funny that you mention the relationship between productivity and planning - there's a question coming up about that 😛
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:23 PM
Seeing as planning has come up...
Is planning a neccesity for good time management? Why/why not?
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:21 PM
@lokifish thanks! Sorry I didn't realise you'd already prepared questions! Oops :?originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:24 PM
@StarLord all good! There's no such thing as too many questions during GRs haha - if you've got one to share then fire away! (But yeah, check out the builders threads and you'll find questions :))
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:23 PM
@StarLord i gave you a tag in the Builders thread where you can find the questions! Damn good question though!
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:32 PM
Is planning a neccesity for good time management? Why/why not?
I think so, why? Well I think it helps you decide what's important and also to notice when you did a thing that you have decided is important too! It's amazing how much we can forget we have done for ourselves, planning a little bit doesn't just help you think about what you want to do, it helps you notice and celebrate what you have already done - I'd note that this is definitely something that i have decided for myself, it might not be something everybody decides to do!
How do I make the most of my time?
I am pretty nerdy, I think about all the things I do and put them in 5 lists.
1. Done.
2. Urgent, important
3. Not Urgent, Important
4. Urgent, Not Important
5. Not Urgent Not Important.
I never do the stuff in 5 😛
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:38 PM
@Ben-RO do you organise that in a table or just a list?originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:35 PM
@Ben-RO list 4 and 5 are the same? or is that a typo 😛 (love the idea though, I'll have to try it!)
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:44 PM
@FootyFan26 hey!!! I use a thing called Trello, which i guess is kind of like a table... but also kind of like a list! Basically there's 5 lists all side by side in the app and you can move things between the lists just by dragging and dropping.
Here's a thing that kind of explains where the list idea comes from.
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:46 PM
@Ben-RO the name Trello makes me think of jello, as in the American term for jelly. And now I really want dessert... hahah this was not a productive post 😛 😛
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:47 PM
mmmmm dessert.
I put things like that on my list, because they help me grow and show myself a little love and compassion, so it counts as productivity for me @lokifish!
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:50 PM
@Randomness yeah I often wish we could change how much time we have in a day. On super slow days we could speed time up and then when we have a million things to do time could be practically frozen. We should get a team of scientists onto that 😛
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:50 PM
Why does time 'fly by' when I have so much to do?
I don't know but it sucks when you have an in-class test . Maybe because when you're bored you look at the clock more and that makes you perceive time as being slower.
originally posted on 31-10-2016 8:53 PM
@Ben-RO My organisational and commitment skills aren't great so I don't use this often but this is how it looks for me:
