How I manage my time with full time job, freelance & side hustles ☕️

While juggling a full time job, freelance work, youtube, and creating digital products on the side, I find myself with a problem: I don’t have enough time. In this video, I share the strategies and techniques on how I manage my time to maintain a work-life balance, without losing sleep. (Spoiler alert: I sleep a lot 😴)

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[rachelhow]

What other time management strategies worked for you in the past? Comment below!

Hope you find this video helpful! More resources on rachelhow.com/resources 😄

[tawseeftaher]

1. -1:16 define your goals
2. 1:16- create more time
3. eliminate to create more time
4. do more what gives you energy
5. cut down activities that drain you
6. reduce interruptions
7. unsubscribe to irrelevant emails and YT channels
8. eliminate commute
9. goodbye to reading all messages and group posts. stop scrolling
10. deal with procrastination
11. never sacrifice sleep ever
12. embrace silence
13. just-in-time learning
14. done is better than perfect
15. pareto principle / 80-20 rule
16. use calendar for time scheduling
17. keep four time block
18. keep thought collector like notion or Samsung notes. and regularly check them
19. set deadline and properly maintain them
20. stay focused to just 1 work. don't multitask
21. don't overburden yourself. check and minimize workload if needed

[ZoeysMusings]

"Eliminate to create more time (and energy)". "If something is really important to me it will come to me directly." All these gems are priceless, Rachel! Thank you for this video. I always wondered who you manage to do it it all seemingly effortlessly.

[cat.things]

Being able to work from home from a full time employer is a game changer. The hassle of preparing clothes, meals, arranging commute, etc. takes a lot of energy and time, I dread this aspect so much about taking full time job. It's not about working fully remote but having the flexibility to arrange work hours/location really helps with work-life balance or finding that balance between different professional projects.

[shanicefernandes]

1. Define your goals
Ask questions to yourself:
- What is important to you?
- What are the things that will bring you fulfillment/ sense of purpose?

2. Create more time
- Write down short-term goals(Eg. Quitjob, Get Fit)
- Break down goals into short manageable tasks
- Don't put more goals than you can handle
- Goals should not be set because of other people's expectations. These goals should matter to you.

3. Eliminate to create more time & energy
- Learn to say No to things that don't bring you closer to your goals
- Stop mindlessly watching TV
- Do more of what gives you energy like family time, shopping
- Cut down on things that drain you
- Reduce interruption by turning off unwanted notification
- Unsubscribe irrelevant emails
- Eliminate commute
- Goodbye FOMO

4. Optimize
- Deal with procrastination. Allow yourself to procrastinate to analyze why you are procrastinating
- Systemize your workflow for repeated tasks
- Never sacrifice sleep
- Practise async communication (Eg. Loom)
- Embrace silence
- Just-In-Time Learning (learn just enough to solve the problem)
- Done is better than Perfect
- Pareto Principle (20% of the things you do will account for 80% of your results)
- Use Google calendar as a todo list, time blocking, and reminder for deadlines
- Store everything in one place (Eg. Notion)
- Using a physical todo list on rare occasions
- Set Deadlines (Eg. 2weeks or less)
- Stay focused by asking yourself if this is an opportunity or distraction.
- Reduce Context Switching and batch similar tasks

[lanaatkins]

I love the fact that you reflect on why you are procrastinating. Such a simple but important step. Thank you for this!

[gosuperva]

Clarity on your goals is KEY. It's easy to get caught up in the hustle, but without knowing why you're doing things, it's hard to stay motivated and make smart choices about how to spend your time.

[Muffguff]

Lots of great reminders in this!
This is where I’m at at the moment - less than 3hrs to build my business. I try to focus on needle moving tasks but get caught up in trying to do it all now!

[Jen-Chapin]

As a woman who works full time and also has a full time side hustle this video was so helpful and valuable! Thank you ❤

[ai_ruth]

As a new freelancer, I find myself constantly enticed by new projects and ideas, and struggling to prioritise a few main goals. This video came at such a good time as setting aside 3 main goals to focus on for the last quarter of the year is exactly what I need. Thank you for sharing your journey and your tips!

[ottipellegrini]

Wow! You are amazing and this video is such a great source of inspiration! I never thought of procrastination that way and also so nice to see that a successful person approaches it that way. Whenever I need to learn something I end up going in depths and spending so much time to learn everything about it, even things I won't necessarily need. NOT ANYMORE! Thank you for this video Rachel <3

[ammoacid]

Just what I needed. Thanks for the breakdown. I like the tip on reevaluating your goals if you feel overwhelm and not being able to finish everything. Thanks for this.

[Alluring.Imperfection]

Thank you for this motivation, I began looking for work from home because I have a dream to express and sell more of my art over working in any warehouse environment even if I only have experience in that field. This gives me a better idea of what’s important to make that dream happen. I’m very grateful.

[biancs]

This really helps me a lot! I always modify the time blocks until I find a good estimate of the time I'll be spending on each task.

[telher]

This was really helpful. Thank you for stating it so clearly.

[corikomiyama]

Thank you so much for this channel and for this video! I tend to feel over-ambitious and take on way too much at one time that I feel so overwhelmed and end up spinning. This video really helped me to see that I can take things in small bites and still accomplish all my (reasonable) goals. Thanks, Rachel!

[georgiaho]

Hey Rachel! I just discovered your channel and it's great to see how you manage your time and pick the goals you want to work on. I like to do multiple things at one time but I'm always afraid that I won't be able to cope with everything I want to do. The idea of using time blocks to track the amount of time you need to complete a task is really interesting!

[KyurinDiary]

Rachel, I have been following you since you started Youtube and honestly love the development of your editing and also the valuable insight into your life. So helpful and thanks for being here for us!!! You inspired me to dive into UX. <3

[jessellekeithedulsa]

Love this!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for sharing Rachel!

[jonhowlett]

This is possibly the most valuable and helpful video I've ever watched on time management! Just what I needed. Thank you 😀