Time Well Spent

Time management is an essential life skill for everyone to learn. It is especially relevant to landmen who bill based on their time spent on a project (e.g. independent landmen). Your client doesn’t want to pay for two days worth of work on something that should have only taken a couple hours. Time is money, so efficiency matters (especially in these times). To be clear, being efficient shouldn’t be equated with rushing or being sloppy; it just means that your time is well spent.
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So, here are some of my practical tips on how to better manage your time:

1. Come up with a routine that works for you and be consistent with it.
2. Work on being able to accurately estimate how long it takes you to complete certain tasks. Pay attention to how long it usually takes you to do something (note it down if you need to) and use that data in your calculations.
3. Even once you perfect your estimations, certain things will come up that can throw you off track, so always budget some extra time into your plans for anything unexpected.
4. Pay attention to your energy levels and schedule your work accordingly. For example, if you are a morning person, schedule your most mentally taxing tasks at the beginning of the day, to the extent you are able. Then, when your brain feels a little more tired later in the day, you can spend time on more routine things.