| 1. Start each day with writing a to-do list to keep | | | | hand when you are retired you may want to be |
| you focused on what you plan to do during the day | | | | involved in doing things you didn't have time to do |
| ahead. It's easy to flit from one task to another and | | | | before. |
| forget to do vital things. | | | | 6. You can be more efficient so devise effective |
| 2. Decide the most important things for you to do | | | | ways to do routine jobs more quickly and get them |
| each day because without the routine of work you | | | | out of the way so you have plenty of time to do |
| may find that when you retire it's tempting to drift | | | | more of what you really want to do. Now you are |
| about doing very little especially at first when you are | | | | your own boss you can work out ways to do things |
| adapting to your new life. | | | | more quickly. |
| 3. Stop doing what doesn't have to be done: save | | | | 7. Don't get bored by doing the same thing for a long |
| time by letting go of irrelevant or unnecessary tasks. | | | | time., instead switch to a different activity every |
| Become aware of what you're doing because that's | | | | hour or so. Ideally when you do this change from |
| the way you always do it. Re-assess and decide if | | | | sitting down to moving about, from brain work to |
| you need to continue as before. | | | | body moving. |
| 4. Don't waste time doing things you don't want to | | | | 8. Keep you brain alert by taking a break to exercise |
| do: although you can begin to be more relaxed when | | | | you body and /or your brain for a few minutes. Have |
| you retire it's important to choose positively what | | | | a stretch or two by touching your toes or bending |
| you want to do and how you define wasting time so | | | | sideways and keep some Sudoko or teasers handy. |
| you get those things done that you promised you'd | | | | 9. Decide a date or a time to complete certain jobs |
| do at this time. | | | | to prevent them dragging on for ages because just |
| 5. Ask for help and teach someone else what you | | | | like at work having a deadline to work to will help |
| want done and then let them get on with it rather | | | | you to complete tasks when you are retired too. |
| than trying to do everything yourself. On the other | | | | 10. |