Despite the global quest for work-life balance, many people still regularly work over the weekend and don't use all of their vacation days. This in turn causes them to be overwhelmed, overworked and laboring in overtime... So if you dream about a 25th hour in the day to be fully productive and dedicate some time for yourself, we've got something for you! Since having an extra hour in the day is still impossible, we decided to give you some tips on how to work on things smarter. Here's a neat presentation with tips for saving heaps of time for leisure!

1. Reclaim your weekends!

2. Do you recognize yourself
in this profile?
35% of US employees regularly
work over the weekend
and 43% don’t use all of
their vacation days

3. If so, exclusively for you
Wrike developed

4. 1
2 min. - if a task takes less time
than this, don’t put a
‘sometime later’ label on it.

5. Fight off distractions:
2 filter the unimportant things
55 min. – what a US worker
spends on Facebook daily.
Save the fun for your free time!

6. Prioritize:
3 what’s the most important
among the important things?
80% of the average workday is
spent on non-crucial things. Adjust
your focus to reap the rewards.

7. Set feasible
4 deadlifelines for tasks
2x longer than planned - that’s
how much time a task often takes
to be completed.
Consider that in your schedule.

8. Cultivate tunnel vision:
5 focus on one thing at a time
Every 8 min., an average
person gets an interruption.
Don’t let this knock you off course!

9. Don’t be greedy with your
6 workload: delegate tasks
100 min. – this is how much
you’d save weekly if you delegate a
20-min. recurring daily task.

10. Get organized: keep all plans
7 in a system, not in your head
30% of workers don’t use any
“to do” lists. Do you?

11. Reward yourself
Keep your eyes on the prize,
enjoy all the time you save
with your friends and family!
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