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# Micro Business for Retirees:  10 Time Management Tips

 November 8, 2023

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Having a business can seem like a never-ending cycle of too many things to do.

This post will suggest 10 tips to help you manage your time and get some of it back.  

Let’s get right to it because, as they say, time is money.

#### Tip #1 - Remove tasks from your list

#### Tip #2 - Create and use a time management matrix

#### Tip #3 - Stop multitasking.  It isn’t a thing

#### Tip #4 - Try the Pomodoro Technique

#### Tip #5 - Remove physical and digital distractions

#### Tip #6 - Schedule your unproductive time

#### Tip #7 - Get time/task management software

#### Tip #8 - Use a calendar

#### Tip #9 - Increase your skill set

#### Tip # 10 - Set a time limit for every task

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