Something that I keep noticing about people in today’s world is that they all seem busy. “Seem” being the operative word there, because we all know that most people only seem busy while in fact its just an illusion.

Thanks to technology there are now so many distractions that a major part of our waking ours is wasted on non productive things. Even when we sit down to complete some work in a given time, we are quickly distracted by one thing or the other.

In a world where competition is getting tougher by the day, you really cannot afford to lose precious time because as we all know, it waits for none. That’s why we must all learn to be as productive as possible and to make the best use of the time that we got.

I have been studying a lot of time management tips myself to better organize my day to day activities and today I am going to talk about one that I have found really useful and something that I think most people don’t even consider.

Use Your Waiting Time

So, we all have a variety of tasks to do in a day, and there is always a buffer time between those tasks which goes totally unused. Let me explain to you what I mean.

Let’s say you just finished writing an article on your laptop and are now heading out to meet your friend at a mall. You take a cab and reach there. Usually, what one does in the cab, is listen to music or use of the many social media apps.

But that time can be used for doing other work related tasks as well. Like, clearing your inbox for example, or replying to comments on your Steemit posts (which is something I do personally).

Likewise, when you’re waiting in line at stores or traveling in subways, you can find the smaller tasks to complete during buffer times like these. DO NOT underestimate the amount of time you will save by completing these tasks. Might seem like negligible but trust me you end up saving a whole lot of time, which you can then use to do the more important things.

Don’t Waste Your Time

The other day I was watching one of the interviews of Elon Musk. As I have said before in my earlier posts, he is a great inspiration for me and I always watch his videos when I am feeling down.

Anyways, he said something in the video that really made me think. He said, “If you work 100 hours a week and other people put in 40 hours a week, then you will achieve in 4 months what they take to achieve in a year, even if you do the same things as them.”

Basically, what he was trying to say is you have to grind it out if you want success. Yes, you need to work smart also but sometimes there is no alternative to working hard and you just gotta do it.

So, therefore, since we have only limited time, make sure you use it wisely and only towards your goal. But yes, don’t forget to live your life too. You only get it once :)