First, remove dead time. Dead time is the time when you are just sitting around, maybe waiting for something. For example, dead time could be when you are sitting around waiting for the bus, maybe you’re on social media or playing some kind of game on your phone. It is perfectly fine to have those times in your day, but you should schedule it in, that way you know you have time to kill. A good way to kill some dead time could be when you’re in the car listening to the radio on your way to work. Instead of just listening to some music, you could use that time to listen to a podcast or an audiobook that teaches you about something you want to learn. For example, I listened to a podcast about how to grow my business when I was in the car driving to work. It is important to have times when you can just relax, but it is good to schedule them in. 

Next, I already alluded to this, but make a schedule for your day. It may seem restricting or overwhelming at first, but give it a try because you’ll see the benefits pretty quickly. I schedule everything I do in the day from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep. If you finish something ahead of schedule, you can take the rest of the time to chill out and give yourself some chill time. One good thing about making a schedule for yourself is you can see the parts of your schedule you can combine. For example, I do my priorities of practice journal right between brushing my teeth and doing my exercise. Then at the end of the day I brush my teeth again as I reflect on my day.