Go to your bank and take out £100 in £1 coins (or w/e your currency is).Pack your own frickin’ lunch like a grown-up and stop buying so many takeaway coffees.This will help you identify your spending patterns and whether your budget is actually working or not. Have a ‘money date’ each week, where you sort through your finances from the past seven days and then add it to a spreadsheet.Enter all expenses asap! (You will forget, otherwise.) Use a money tracker like toshl, mint, or splitwise.Schedule working time and down time alike, in the balance that works for you.(I promise, you’ll find that you’re not as busy as you think you are.) Try using StayFocusd and RescueTime (or similar apps/extensions).At the front of this folder, have a sheet of paper with all the key information written on it, such as your GP’s details, your passport details, driving licence details, bank account number, insurance number(s), and so on. medical, bank, university, work, identification). Have a folder for all your important documents and letters, organised by topic (e.g.During your working hours, put on your footwear, even if you’re sat on your bed.Have a set time where you read through the stuff you saved to instapaper and save the shit that you like from instapaper to evernote (or bookmark it properly). Save interesting-looking shit to instapaper.Have a morning routine, and guard that quiet time ferociously.Consider utilising the GTD System, or a variation of it.If you get a piece of paper, stick it in there and sort through it at the end of the week. Have a physical inbox - a tray, a folder, whatever.If you’re in a slump, however, don’t be afraid to put things like “shower” on your to do list - that may be a big enough goal in itself, and that’s okay.

Don’t overload your to-do list or you’ll hit overload paralysis and procrastinate. Set three main goals each day, with one of them being your #1 priority.Set morning alarms at two-minute intervals rather than five, and stick your alarm on the other side of the room.Keep a notebook/journal/commonplace book to dump your brain contents in on the regular.(Or Google Calendar, if that’s more your thing.) Try out the two-minute rule and the Pomodoro technique.Learn from Eisenhower’s Importance/Urgency matrix.Clean your footwear regularly and you’ll feel like a champ.This minimises creases and eliminates the need for ironing. Fold your clothes straight out of the tumble dryer (if you use one), whilst they’re still warm.Set a timer and do it - once the timer is up, finish the task you’re on and leave it for the day. Have a cleaning schedule and assign 15mins daily to do whatever cleaning tasks are set for that day. Roll your clothes, don’t fold them - or fold them vertically.At the beginning/end of the day, clear it out and put that shit away. Have a ‘drop-zone’ box where you dump anything and everything.Get a reed diffuser and stick it on your windowsill.Use the UFYH 20/10 system for clearing your shit.

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