August 14th - Practice form first, over results
Aug 14, 2025
Have you tried time management tips but you feel like they’re not working?
When you’re learning to manage your time, it’s easy to get discouraged if you don’t see immediate results. “What do you MEAN I’m not magically an overachieving badass by now?”
But the real key to success is practicing your plan with integrity, which means sticking to it, no matter what.
Think of it like yoga or weightlifting. You can cheat and stretch farther or lift more right away, but you aren’t learning the foundational skills. That can lead to injury, or in the case of time management, a false belief that your system doesn’t work, when in reality, you’re the one not doing the work.
*gulp*
Of course, you’re learning about time management to get more done. But by allowing your results to be a bit messy now and practicing on your form, you’re mastering the skills that will allow you to create any results in the future.
Take control of your time this term:
August 14th - Practice form first, over results