The start of a fresh month is a great time to reevaluate the things on your plate and clean up your schedule. Here are four ways I reassess the ways we’re spending our time.

1. Build Free Chunks

Life is full of the unexpected, so you’ll need pockets of free time that allow for margin to get things done.

2. Think About Recurring Weekly Commitments

Depending on where you are in your year, this may be a good time to walk through your commitments and consider whether there are things that you want to add or remove from your plate.

3. Allow Time to Plan and Prepare for Your Day

It doesn’t matter when you plan your day, the important thing is to make sure to build time into your day where you are thinking about the things that need to get done and finding the pockets of time in the coming day, week, months, to actually get it done.

4. Plug in Everything You Want to Get Done Weekly

The ideal week should get you thinking about what you are currently doing and what you want to be doing, and then concluding whether or not you are able to get it all done with the time you have.

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| Credits: Author - Jacintha Payne | Photography - Ali Henderson |