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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

How to Have More Time in Your Life

If you are reading this blog, it is probably because you are not getting enough sleep. A major cause of this might be that you feel that you have too much to do during the day to sleep a lot. In this post, I

The first thing that you have to realize is that sleep is crucial to human function and multiplies the quality of your day. Some people say "I can sleep when I'm dead" but the truth is that people who sleep more are able to make more progress in their lives and be happier.

The second thing that you have to realize is that sleep deprivation is a catch-22. The less you sleep, the longer you take to get done what you want to get done, and the less you sleep. The most difficult part in getting rid of sleep deprivation is the very beginning, when you have to work more efficiently. Then once you sleep more you are able to work faster and sleep more and even have time for you hobbies.

Here is a four step plan to sleep more. I am assuming that your problem is that you have too much to do and not enough time to sleep. If this is not your case then I will be posting about insomnia later.How to Sleep 
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1. Identify what is taking up your time

At the end of each day, write down where every hour of your day has went.

2. Identify why it is taking up your time

Do the above exercise for a few days, and then observe the results. What is taking up your time?

3. Identify what is not necessary

4. Make a plan to eliminate these things

If some of the things that take up your time are habits or addictions, like watching TV, make a plan to reduce or eliminate the time you spend doing these things, and follow through on it. For example, I used to spend several hours a day pointlessly surfing the web. My plan consisted of blocking certain sites and restricting my internet use.

The first week will be the toughest. But if you can push through it and sleep more each night I promise you that the quality of your life will take off.

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