Time is limited. You do have the ability to choose how you use time.
Work from an organized list. The more you jump from task to task, the more time you waste.
To accomplish things of substance, you must have uninterrupted time.
If you respond immediately to people who "drop-in" or drop uncompleted tasks on you to complete, you teach those individuals that you don't value your own time. If you stick to one tasks list, people take note and learn to find answers on their own.
Spend your time on significant things - not trivial things.
Maintain your focus by sticking with a project and placing other things on your list for later.
Delegate some things to others.
"Turn off the flood" of papers to grade by realizing that you don't have to grade everything you assign or all parts of what you assign. Student response systems should be used to assess understanding instantly.
Examine your task lists for items you don't really need to do. Purge those items from your lists.
Each January, consider writing a "Christmas Letter from the Future," outlining your plans for focusing on things that matter during the coming year. In December write the actual Christmas letter and assess what you have accomplished during the year.
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