OP, how long would it take you to do the things in your example? I can't imagine not being able to be done with that list before 2 with ample time.

I have a good sense of time, hate being late so usually have a buffer. I get a lot done but I am NOT good at filling those times where I am waiting on something rather than something waiting on me. I need to get better at that. Answer some texts, pay some bills, etc. Any ideas?

Im like a PP above. Very efficient when i get moving and extremely lazy otherwise. When at home i dont go from room to room empty handed, always putting something away. I almost never run one errand, i combine and run like 3 once im in the car anyway. Grocery shopping takes 20 min since i go to the local store m with a good list and dont go to aisles i dont need.

Op I’m guessing you don’t have a job.

What you describe is the lazy person’s morning, not the fast person.

As I was reading I thought you were going to say the person did all that before a 9 am session. 2 pm? Yeah, most people could do all of that, plus run 3 miles and do a few loads of laundry.
What time do you wake up that you couldn't get all that done by 2 pm?

Anonymous wrote:How do you do it and make it to scheduled events on time?

Example: At a seminar and one of the people at my table had gone to the dry cleaners, grocery shopped, went to the dentist, grabbed donuts and coffee and was able to make a 2pm session.

I don’t know that with any amount of scheduling my day could run so concisely. Even if I start at 6am, I find that I am either cutting into running late or unable to accomplish a list of errands in full before going to something scheduled like that. Traffic also will slow down my day.

Are there just fast people and slow people in the world with time management? Is it the locations and distances? I think I just must move too slowly to get things done. I’ve encountered this before also where people come to a kids party after going to 5,6 places beforehand and can manage without being late.

That's a productive morning, but not insane. Imagine that the dry cleaners is in the same strip mall as the grocery store and you can easily get all this done in the ~5 business hours before 2pm.

Some people have a bad sense of time. My friend who is always late misjudges how long things take. She thinks it takes 10 mins to drive to school (I would say 20). She thinks it takes 10 minutes to get the kids from breakfast to out the door in the morning (it takes 30). So no wonder she's always late.
I'm really good at being efficient. Part of it is not picking up phone calls or reading email as you do things. It slows you down, even if it doesn't feel like it

Anonymous wrote:I'm really good at prepping and organizing and lining up the chores in a logical order with down time maximized.
I am also really good at sitting on the couch all day and losing time with you folks.
The first takes intent, a good nights sleep and having gotten all of restlessness out with some exersize. Also, usually during the workout I am mentally rehearsing all of the things that need to get done to see the places they can move around. Also, always take the first dental appointment of the day. Don't let someone else running late get in the way of your efficiency.

^ By down time maximized, I mean filling down time with parts of other chores, not making it so that there is the most possible down time!

I'm really good at prepping and organizing and lining up the chores in a logical order with down time maximized.
I am also really good at sitting on the couch all day and losing time with you folks.
The first takes intent, a good nights sleep and having gotten all of restlessness out with some exersize. Also, usually during the workout I am mentally rehearsing all of the things that need to get done to see the places they can move around. Also, always take the first dental appointment of the day. Don't let someone else running late get in the way of your efficiency.

Anonymous wrote:Yes there are fast and slow people. I'm a fast person - I get a ton of shit done. I don't do well when I have a lot of time with little to do - I end up mismanaging my time worse than if I have 4 things to accomplish before the event.

Basically, I have no chill.

+1. I walk fast, I usually have the most efficient route in my head, and I do not deviate from my route or from my list of what I'm doing/buying at each stop. I'm from the South so I am chatty. I think it is more about having a plan before you start.

I go places in geographic order, and have them planned out. I have everything I need for each place I’m going and that’s generally prepped the night before . If I run into someone I know, it’s a 30 second hello, not a 20 minute hello. I use down time efficiently- if I get to the butcher for the order I called in and they say it’s not ready then I run to the bakery next door to pick up challah in the meantime.

They aren't on DCUM.

I can be very efficient when I want to be. And very lazy when I want to be. I am definitely the type of person who works best and fits and spurts and I can get a ton of things done in a few hours if I’m focusing, yes, I think I probably have ADHD.

Yes there are fast and slow people. I'm a fast person - I get a ton of shit done. I don't do well when I have a lot of time with little to do - I end up mismanaging my time worse than if I have 4 things to accomplish before the event.

Basically, I have no chill.

How do you do it and make it to scheduled events on time?

Example: At a seminar and one of the people at my table had gone to the dry cleaners, grocery shopped, went to the dentist, grabbed donuts and coffee and was able to make a 2pm session.

I don’t know that with any amount of scheduling my day could run so concisely. Even if I start at 6am, I find that I am either cutting into running late or unable to accomplish a list of errands in full before going to something scheduled like that. Traffic also will slow down my day.

Are there just fast people and slow people in the world with time management? Is it the locations and distances? I think I just must move too slowly to get things done. I’ve encountered this before also where people come to a kids party after going to 5,6 places beforehand and can manage without being late.