Your home is filled with time-stealing distractions. Don't let time slip through
your fingers!
| • | TV – limit recreational TV to one hour
or less per day
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| • | the Internet – surfing the ‘Net is one
of the biggest time wasters. If you’re checking a web resource, ignore
pop-ups and unrelated links. Limit online game-playing to no more than an
hour a day.
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| • | reading newspapers and magazines –
watching TV news or listening to the radio lets you skim quickly through
newspapers and magazines
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| • | returning phone calls – use automatic
dial and redial to speed up the process. Try to keep calls short – five
minutes per call is a good target.
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| • | waiting in lineups, traffic, doctor's
offices, etc. – make good use of lengthy waiting times by bringing a book to
read or work to do, or listening to motivational tapes or music
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| • | shopping – go shopping with a list and
leave the store when your list is complete. Combine all your shopping into
one trip so you don't waste time on multiple visits to the mall or grocery
store. Don't buy anything unless you have a specific use or place for it.
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