Why we are late and how to break this habit

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Some are late anytime, anywhere. It turns out that these people are distinguished by the way they plan their time for packing and travel.

Helpman believes that such people usually either do not take into account everything that they need to do during the training camp, or do not think how long it will take for each task.

For example, when they calculate how long it will take them to get to a place, they only think about the longest part of the journey, forgetting about various little things like finding a parking space or walking from a car to a place.

Others always hope for the most optimistic scenario, recalling the rare case when the journey took only 20 minutes instead of the usual 30. Someone simply overestimates their strength, promising to be free in 10 minutes, although the current business will take at least 40 more. most often these factors work together.

How to deal with this? It is useless to negotiate with such a person before the present deadline: at best, it will help once or twice until he gets used to it.

People who are chronically late need a clear reason to start striving for punctuality.

“The thought of them upsetting others usually doesn't help,” Helpman says. - Rather, it even causes resentment that they are not understood. They need to see what punctuality will give them themselves. One of Helpman's clients was helped by the realization that he was tired of the stress and rush of being late.

Learn to timing correctly

Awareness of the problem alone will not automatically get rid of it. Therefore Helpman recommends doing this exercise.

1. Write down how much time you usually spend packing and traveling. Then make a list of everything you do during the training camp and estimate how long it takes for each task. Add it all up at the end.
2. Think, have you taken into account everything? We often don't take into account things like washing up or checking emails, although they also take time. Have you written down each step of the path? How realistic have you timed for each task?
3. Make a second list of things to do when you go somewhere, and next to each list the maximum possible time to complete. Compare both lists. If you are usually late, the difference will be significant.
4. Now identify the factors that you cannot control: times when you forget something and you have to come back when the bus is late or you get stuck in traffic. And calculate how often it happens.
5. Add extra time for each such scenario and another five minutes just in case.

Try to stick to this plan throughout the week. If you still take more time, think about what caused this, consider each case, each item on your list.

When you understand how much time you actually spend on a particular case, it will be easier for you to correctly time the time and arrive on time.