Working Ahead Can Be a Timesaver
March 22nd, 2007 by Remon
This blog post, and the last 4 as well, are all written 5 days ago. Some days you’re motivated and full of things you can write about and other days you have to think for a while before you can come up with something interesting.
To maximize my time’s efficiency I decided to write as much posts as I can once I feel motivated. I edit the timestamp on them so there’s 1 post per day. If I write 4 posts in one day it basically gives me another 3 days off!
I like the fact that you don’t get that “I have to write something…” feeling. I have a whole 3 days to think about another topic for the blog so there’s no time pressure at all!
In business, you could also apply this “tactic”. It’s not really a tactic but more logic thinking. On a motivated day I can write 3 or 4 posts in maybe 1 to 1.5 hours. On a pressure day I have to think at least 20 to 30 minutes to come up with just 1 idea for a blog post and then I still have to write it! What a timewaster!
I can now use the not-so-motivated-to-write days to promote this blog or work on things to grow my income. Having a few days off from one task gives me a little more freedom in deciding what I want to do that day, great!
Who would have thought working ahead can actually save time? I sure didn’t when I was still attending college!