Get More Done Every Day | Seize The Morning

Tired to playing beat the clock - and losing? Try these smart fixes.

Frustrating, isn't it? You start your day off with every intention of sailing through your ample to-do list. But then someone calls to schmooze.. or you fritter away an hour slogging through junk and joke e-mails.. or you try to juggle too many tasks at once and end up making next to no headway on any one of them. Come day's end, you wonder, where the heck did my time go?

Well, here's your chance to finally break that cycle (and it doesn't involve becoming even more of a multitasking machine than you already are). Read on for effective, sanity-saving strategies that'll help you make the most of your time - at home or not work - so that you can get tons done and enjoy each day more.

Seize the morning! At the end of your day, make a list of the top 10 things you want to accomplish tomorrow. Then get yourself to the office or start your around-the-house tasks a half hour earlier than usual and tackle your highest priority projects first. Yes, it'll be a tough time adjustment initially, but the delicious sense of accomplishment you'll feel (especially while the rest of the world is "just trying to get focused") will make it all worthwhile.

"The top of the morning is the most productive time of day for most people," and "Women who start their mornings chatting away with their coworkers and slowly savoring a cup of coffee are actually blowing the most valuable part of their day."