More on Time Management

Good planning has great results! Photo courtesy of christytylerphotography.com.

Here’s one more thought for you on time management, and then you’ll know most of what I know.  This one’s a doozy, though, and most people don’t like to admit that it’s true, so brace yourself:

There won’t be more time later.  In fact, there will probably be less time later.

It’s always tempting to think that after some event or after some project is finished, there will be more time to work on whatever it is that you are putting off.  The reason this is a fallacy is that if there isn’t enough time for everything now, then things are being put off.  That means that on top of all the stuff that belongs in the future, you’re adding stuff from the present.  And that means that there won’t be more time.

If you find this depressing (and some people do), just remember that you can do something about it:  Get at least one thing off the list today.  That is one thing fewer you’ll be doing in the future, when there’s less time for it.