What is your daily routine?

[lukemitchell]

Time management is a concept that many people and businesses struggle with - including myself. I'm constantly battling to fit everything I need to do in just one day.

I’ve recently tried adjusting my own routine in the hopes of getting more done and wasting less time in-between tasks or activities.

While it’s important to understand how your own brain works and what routine will suit your body best, I always find it interesting to see what works for others when planning something new for myself.

In the hopes of building the best routine I can for myself, I'm doing a little research on the daily routines of fellow business people. My question to you guys - how do you schedule your day? Do you have a daily routine that you follow?

 

[Nuno]

Do the shite work first if possible.
Only answer emails once an hour or two hours; don't let them rule your routine.
Start early, work late, have breaks.
Eat well.

 

[Pish_Pash]

Do the shite work first if possible.

Interesting....my daily routine starts with a shite too....

 

[GarethE]

My daily routine starts with all good intentions.
I'll plan to do A, B & C in the morning, D, E, & F in the afternoon.
Before I've broken the back of A, number 1 want's me to do G, H & I. As I sit down to do G, number 3 tells me his stuff, J, K & L is important, and number 1 will agree, then I'll get number 1 asking me why A and B is still outstanding and if I've done the rest yet.
I get demoralized and sit there doing sweet FA then.

I manage my time well, I've not killed anybody with it yet!

 

[Wicksy]

Let's be honest, if you have time to post on here during working hours none of you are exactly pushed to the limit time wise.

 

[mtools]

09:00 get up, have my scrambled eggs on toast.
09:30 turn on laptop answer emails
11:00 print orders & work out quantities to order of new stock
12:30 dinner (work at home so maybe a steak and jacket potato)
13:00 print off rest of orders. watch google analytics
14:00 print off all orders and do royal mail OBA
14:45 arrive at unit (my unit is further away than i'd like at the moment)
15:30 drop off orders to post office
15:40 go to gym!

i have it pretty easy at the moment, business is ticking over nicely enough that i'm not too busy, the benefits of being internet only, no shop to open up!

 

[derick32]

I do have a daily routine that I try to follow. I always list down the things that I need to do the next day before I go to sleep. I list it on a piece of paper.

 

[Randall1022]

Routine. I wish. From one day to the next I try to keep my head above water. Jk. I should have a good routine, but I do not. 6 am get my wife off to work. 7 am get my daughter up. 8 am take my daughter to school. 9 am got to my first appointment. Usually around 11 am at my second app. 3rd app. By 1. This goes on till 6. Every two hours a new app. Come home cook dinner. Walk the dogs. Watch a little tv. Go to bed. Boring huh. Just happy to make a life.

 

[Annoying Donkey]

I list it on a piece of paper.

What's a piece of paper...?

I used to have a strict routine, up at 6am four hours intensive work, then no further routine for the rest of the day. Nowdays, there is very little routine and work gets done at random times...