How to Be Punctual

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Have everything ready the night before.. Keep your essentials near the door.. Create a staging area near the door.

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Have everything ready the night before.

Step 1

Have everything ready the night before.

2

Keep your essentials near the door.

Step 2

Keep your essentials near the door.

3

Create a staging area near the door.

Step 3

Create a staging area near the door.

4

Anticipate delays before they happen.

Step 4

Anticipate delays before they happen.

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Commit yourself to being 15 minutes early for everything.

Step 5

Commit yourself to being 15 minutes early for everything.

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Overestimate the time it'll take to get there.

Step 6

Overestimate the time it'll take to get there.

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Get up the second your alarm goes off.

Step 7

Get up the second your alarm goes off.

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Re-examine how long your daily tasks really take.

Step 8

Re-examine how long your daily tasks really take.

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See where you often waste the most time.

Step 9

See where you often waste the most time.

10

Change the time on your watch.

Step 10

Change the time on your watch.

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Make a note of where you should be in regards to time.

Step 11

Make a note of where you should be in regards to time.

12

Don't overbook yourself.

Step 12

Don't overbook yourself.

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Surround yourself with timepieces.

Step 13

Surround yourself with timepieces.

14

Acknowledge that you have a hard time being punctual.

Step 14

Acknowledge that you have a hard time being punctual.

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Notice how being late affects others.

Step 15

Notice how being late affects others.

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Get your adrenaline rush in other ways.

Step 16

Get your adrenaline rush in other ways.

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Make punctuality one of your core values.

Step 17

Make punctuality one of your core values.

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Enjoy the rewards of being a punctual person.

Step 18

Enjoy the rewards of being a punctual person.

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