How to Multiply Your Time for Maximum Productivity

Dec 24, 2024

Discover the secret to maximizing productivity by recognizing that not all hours are the same. Learn how to identify your peak focus times for tackling important tasks. The discussion dives into the art of time budgeting and the emotional journey of hiring help. Outsourcing can free up valuable hours without the guilt! Plus, get actionable strategies for automating repetitive tasks and prioritizing what truly matters to regain control of your schedule and boost efficiency.

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ADVICE

Prioritize Your Time

Prioritize your time by recognizing that not all hours are equally productive.
Schedule your most demanding tasks for when you're most alert.

ADVICE

Multiply Your Time

Multiply your time by automating repetitive tasks, saving time and effort.
Automate bill payments and grocery deliveries to free up time.

ANECDOTE

Overcoming Guilt

Jasmine Star shares how she overcame guilt about hiring household help by recognizing the value of her time.
She realized she could earn more by working than by doing chores.

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Wanna know one of the biggest productivity lessons I’ve learned over the years?

Not all hours are created equal.

This is what I mean: There are certain times of the day when you’re operating at your absolute best—when your focus is sharp, your energy is high, and you can power through tasks with ease. And then there are other times when even the simplest task feels like a slog.

The key is to identify those golden hours of productivity and maximize them by scheduling your most important work during that time. It’s not about working more; it’s about working smarter and using your energy when it’s at its peak.

Whether you're struggling to stay focused or feeling overwhelmed by daily tasks, this episode has actionable steps to help you regain control of your schedule.

Get ready to learn how to identify and automate repetitive tasks to save time, prioritize the important over the urgent, and assess and optimize your time allocation.

Click play to hear all of this and…

(00:00:00) Jasmine introduces the episode's focus on improving productivity and making more time

(00:00:55) The importance of recognizing that not all hours are equal for productivity

(00:02:10) How I schedule my day to be most productive

(00:04:55) What it means to start multiplying your time and how to do it

(00:06:49) The importance of scheduling recurring tasks to maintain efficiency

(00:08:42) The tasks I outsource and why

(00:13:03) My action item for you to increase your own productivity

(00:13:58) What it means to “budget your time” and how to do it

(00:15:02) Why I (sometimes) feel resistance when it comes to budgeting and how it relates to time management

(00:17:36) How to audit your time to improve productivity

(00:18:29) What I realized from doing my own time audits (spoiler alert: I was losing time)

(00:19:14) The importance of focusing on the important over the urgent

(00:20:11) Three things you need to know about time audits for yourself and/or your team.

For full show notes, visit jasminestar.com/podcast/episode503.

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