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95. Why You Always Think Things Will Take Less Time Than They Do: Time Estimation Tips (ADHD Friendly)
Description
Accurately predicting how long tasks will take to complete is a core skill related to time management. It’s called time estimation, and many of us are terrible at it.
If you want to improve your time management skills, you can’t ignore the power of learning how to accurately estimate how long common school or work tasks take you to finish. If you’ve struggled with time management in the past, this might be why.
In this episode of the Learn and Work Smarter podcast, I teach you everything you need to know about the skill of estimating time so that you can finally get your things done when you say you’re going to do them.
What You Learn:
- What time estimation means and how it’s the key skill behind many other executive functions
- What bad time estimation skills look like in school, work, and personal lives (common signs)
- The consequences of bad time estimation skills (and the benefits of good ones!)
- How ADHD and time blindness impact your ability to accurately estimate how long tasks take to complete
- Practical strategies to improve your time estimation skills in school and work (which will improve your time management skills)
- Time estimation tips for people with ADHD
🔗 Resources + Episodes Mentioned:
- Episode website with transcript
- SchoolHabits University (Parents, go here)
- SchoolHabits University (Students, go here)
- The College Note-Taking Power System (Brand New Program!)
- Episode 7 – How to Learn Things
- Episode 31 – How to Take Notes at Meetings
- Episode 55 - How to Use Body Doubling to Improve Focus
- Episode 77 – How to Use Time Blocking
- Episode 79 — Time Missing Piece in ADHD Productivity Advice — with Lindsay Roberts
- Episode 91 - Working Memory Strategies and Tips
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