If you want to really make the time count, you have to evaluate yourself in a much more than realistic way. I would say in a merciless way, as we all tend to have a certain condescension towards ourselves. Therefore, a proper self-assessment carried out on a regular basis is essential to improve time management.

By self-evaluating, you are reviewing your actual daily performance without fooling yourself, which allows you to identify your strengths and areas for improvement, making it easier for you to make the adjustments that will best increase your efficiency during your daily workday. This periodic reflection is key to developing a growth mindset and progressively improving your time management skills.

In order to do this, you should set aside a specific time each week or month to review your activities and accomplishments in the previous period. Analyze which tasks you successfully completed, which ones were left pending and why. The purpose of this analysis is to identify the obstacles and strategies that did not work, as well as those that did, and this will help you replicate the successes and avoid the mistakes in the next period, so that you can feed back into your schedule to make your days more productive.

Self-evaluation allows you to adjust your goals and priorities but also to adapt to the circumstances. This process of continuous review and adjustment ensures that you stay focused on what really matters, thus optimizing your time and efforts. An honest self-assessment can really transform your productivity and efficiency significantly.