How to do more in less time
- Lucy Maguire

- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min read
Here's the secret to getting more of your work done in LESS time....

Picture this...
You've just been given study tasks for the next week... and there's a lot to get done. You've got pre-recorded lectures to listen to, chapters and chapters of textbook reading to get done and a whole lot of questions to get answered.
But that's not everything, as this week you've also got a ton of house chores to get sorted, a family gathering you've got to attend and you've booked yourself in for some early morning gym classes with your university friends.
Yep. This week is looking jam packed.
However, because you've read this article, you're not panicked. In fact, you're feeling pretty stress free about it all - because you know how to get MORE done in LESS time - because you know how to take advantage of your NET time.
You see, all too often, we focus on what we don't have... especially when it comes to TIME. Yes, I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you, yourself at one point or another have said "I don’t have time to... [insert your current school, college or uni work tasks here]" - am I right?
But what about the time you do have?
What about your NET Time?
What would happen if you harnessed the power of (what Tony Robbins calls) N.E.T. time – No Extra Time – and use time spent commuting, running errands, doing chores, or exercising completing some of your study tasks?
If you could use this time, which would normally be spent day dreaming, aimlessly listening to music or overthinking about what you should do with the rest of your life (yes - I'm a sucker for overthinking), to complete some of your study tasks... you'd be STUNNED by how much of your time you would get back!
Life would be pretty awesome right?!
So, to make sure you've got the tools you need to start doing this TODAY, here's some examples of what and how certain study tasks can be completed during your NET time:
1. Textbook Reading
Scan in the pages you need to read and upload them to Apps like Speechify, which converts text into speech.
2. Listening to Lectures
Record your lectures and save them to your voice notes on your phone, so as you can listen back to these on the go.
3. Answering Questions
Write your questions down into your notes and when listening to textbook/lecture recordings, make a voice note of any potential answers you might have for them. You will then be able to refer back to these when you get home and write them up as appropriate.
There are a limited number of hours in the day, but when used effectively, you'll find that there is more than enough time to accomplish everything you set your mind to.



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