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Every modern man has watched TV. But it seems that we are watching too much TV. Lots of meaningless programs has filled the TV. So for an effective person, it is better to stop watching TV or reduce watching it.

So how to remove TV from your life? Well, you can just kick the TV off your house and smash it on a rock. OK, that is kidding. Here are a few steps for your to remove TV.

First, you need to have some replacement activities. Here is a list of such activities:

• Start a business you like.
• Hang out with your friends.
• Exercise.
• Go out and meet new people.
• Take up a class.

Second, if the above activities do not help, why not remove your cable subscription? Well, if you are alone and you are serious about stop watching TV, it is the best way.

Third, limit your viewing day by day. So if you are watching TV for 2 hours, you can try to watch TV for one and a half hour the other day, and try to watch TV for one hour another day, ... And if you are watching 3 TV programs today, you can try to watch only 2 programs the other day, and try to watch only one programs another, ... By limiting your views day by day, you can earn your time back without too much fights.

Fourth, work on your goal. In the above, you have goals to limit your viewing day by day. You need hold yourself to achieve these goals. So if you reach a goal, you can celebrate yourself and confine yourself to reach the next goal.

Fifth, stop catching new TV shows. If you stop catching new shows, you will lose interests in watching TV if the old shows are over.

The last one, in fact, it is the one in our previous joke, put your TV away! I think you know how to do. Just wrap it up, or sell it other, or sending it to your friends or else.

So removing TV from your life will save you a lot of time. You will earn a lot of productivity from this. Take your try and give us feedback.

Have a good time management will help you to have your good day. Here are some quick tips for you to become a good time manager.

1. Create a daily plan.
2. Peg a time limit to each task.
3. Use a calendar.
4. Use an organizer.
5. Know your deadlines.
6. Learn to say “No”.
7. Target to be early.
8. Time box your activities.
9. Have a clock visibly placed before you.
10. Set reminders 15 minutes before.
11. Focus.
12. Block out distractions.
13. Track your time spent.
14. Don’t fuss about unimportant details.
15. Prioritize.
16. Delegate.
17. Batch similar tasks together.
18. Eliminate your time wasters.
19. Cut off when you need to.
20. Leave buffer time in-between.

You will control your time. And good days are coming.

Reference:

Stepcase Lifehack: 20 Quick Tips for Better Time Management

Working and working, after working for several years, you find that you are feeling tired, expecting for weekends? You find that you need to do the job even you don't like it, or you have no earnings to buy stuffs that you like? But after stepping out office, you find that you are full of power, eager to do your stuff, feeling delighted to figure out plan for your day?

Lots of people, including me, will come up with this situation. But don't think that’s your situation, it doesn’t have to be. Here are 8 ways to incorporate your creative passions into your job:

1. Don't complain about your situation. Start figuring out how to adapt it.
2. Map out how your interests could tie to your job.
3. Do some thinking on your own to imagine hidden opportunities.
4. Put your interests into the language of business.
5. Find like minded people.
6. Volunteer for smart opportunities even if they’re out of the spotlight.
7. Begin doing even more.
8. If it’s not working, don’t stick around and be miserable.

These tips will also works the same not particularly creative company but also in field like love or art.

No matter you try just one tip or use them in sequence as a personal success plan, you must believe that you will become a passionate person! Make sure you get started today!

Also read:

Stepcase Lifehack: 8 Ways to Bring Your Passions to Work