Find Time with Templates for the Holidays

The Time Finder with Paula Eder

The way you use your time is the way you live your life.

Find Time with Templates for the Holidays – Part I

Posted on November 14, 2008, under Time Management Skills.

We were talking previously about the time management challenges that the holiday season can present.

Task templates are wonderful tools for increasing your efficiency. They free you from the necessity of rethinking routine tasks, and allow you to incorporate lessons learned into subsequent tasks.

The holidays lend themselves very well to the use of templates. Families often have cherished holiday traditions, sometimes passed from generation to generation. Many holiday activities are ritualized, and templates can help you be sure that you don’t forget any of the important ingredients in your family celebration.

There’s that particular decoration that Aunt Mary brought from Europe. And there’s the casserole that Uncle Ted looks forward to each year. Use what you have learned from past celebrations. Carry it all forward on your template, making new additions with each succeeding year.

Start with Thanksgiving, and create a template for what makes Thanksgiving special and unique for you and your family. I strongly suggest that you do this on your computer, so that you always know where to find it, AND so that you can easily make changes.

Next time, we’ll discuss the particulars of creating your task template for Thanksgiving.

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