When you truly reflect on your day, which tasks do you resent most that stole your much-valued time? Was it the latest Carpool Karaoke clip from James Corden, which to be fair was very funny, or could it have been the meeting you travelled twenty minutes to attend only to find it cancelled at last minute? One of these distractions and time wasters could have definitely been avoided! We should all be able to enjoy our lives and comical YouTube clips certainly make us laugh. However, when these persistent time wasters encroach on your ability to manage your time effectively, you can become stressed, anxious and life suddenly feels out of control.

Increasing your awareness of how you spend your time is a vital aspect of learning to manage it effectively. Consider how much attention you give to the housework, other people and online distractions. Ask whether this seems okay compared with the time spent nurturing your children or fulfilling your own goals.

Do you do certain jobs out of habit and can you cut back on some to afford you more time for fun or personal development? Question the consequence of not doing some of the tasks that take up your time. For example, could you reduce the amount of time you spend on your home and garden, especially if you find these chores mundane and taxing? By freeing up time, what would you choose to do? Perhaps you could go for a run, catch up with a friend or read a book.

Identify how you really want to spend your time and consider how it will make you feel to achieve this. List time wasters – the things you resent most for stealing your time – and eliminate them from your life for good. By proactively prioritising your life, imagine how much time you’d have for more comedy with Corden!

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