Being a solo entrepreneur is wearing 10 hats at a time. Hence, time management is the toughest and the most important of all. Yes, apps like Notion, Google Calendar, and Google Keep, help you create recurring events, invite people, create sharable notes, drawings ,voice recordings, and more. Going beyond that, there are a few strategies that not only save your time but also catalyze the process of your work.
ChatGPT and other AI tools have your back! May it be productivity, keeping track of your work, or just refining your email draft, it covers all of it. This way it helps you with creation as well as filtration it saves the time you could’ve wasted doing small unnecessary things.
Wish you were a superhero who saves the lives of citizens and goes grocery shopping on his way back home. But being a solo entrepreneur brings a bunch of (all) responsibilities. Thus, delegation of work to the right person helps you focus on what’s important at that moment.
Alarms! Yes, this is cliche. But it didn't strike your mind yet, did it? Setting alarms according to your schedule gets your time managed in a snap. If it wakes your unconscious mind, it won’t let that teeny tiny to-do slip off your mind. But, you snooze, you lose.
You are a multitasking Octopus! Yes, as a solo entrepreneur, you have to do everything visible or invisible, possible or impossible. But prioritize what’s important. One thing at a time gets done everything before time by the EOD.
Stop scrolling and shut that app. No waste of time is time invested. Avoid distractions. Analyze your screen time. Guilty pleasures take you to the apps and chores that waste your time excessively. But remember, you do not have time to waste. You are a solo entrepreneur with set goals and not a confused college student who wraps the syllabus a night before the exam and manages to just pass the semester.
Take a break! As a Journalism student, we were taught the importance of breathing space while writing an article. Continuous use of a computer leads to heating and eventually, it hangs. You switch it off for a while, update, and restart. Paste this theory to your mind because Continuous use of a computer leads to heating and eventually it hangs. You switch it off for a while, update, and restart. Work is no different. Your mind stunts after long hours of optimal utilization and blanks after a while. A short walk mid-research or a road trip to the mountains after a huge mental block, does not practically resolve your problems but unties the unwanted knots in your brain. This gives your mind and your work, a fresh start with utmost speed.