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12 WAYS TO SAVE AN HOUR every day!

1 HAVE A MORNING ROUTINE

There’s an old Yiddish saying: ‘Lose an hour in the morning and you’ll chase it all day.’ And it’s true. If you simply drift into your day any old how, you’re not signalling to yourself that you need to get your act together. So chances are you won’t. Start as you mean to carry on: with commitment. Your morning practice might be a walk, a 10-minute stretch, a cup of coffee while you soak up vitamin D in the sun – whatever it is, it must become a habit. A morning routine is something highly productive people have in common. The reason? Sticking to a routine requires discipline. It’s the daily practice of discipline that will set you up for the rest of the day rather than what you do in that time, and that’s what will save you time in the long run.

2 KEEP A TIME DIARY FOR A WEEK

Yes, this is a boring thing to do: to log exactly how you

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