Here are the methods to maximize efficiency and find time for purpose
Time budget
Make a time budget for your time as you would for your money. Keep your time "spending" in line so you can have time in your budget for what you really want to do!
See a sample annual time budget below
Annual Time Budget:
This is based on my most recent annual time budget (with numbers changed to reflect more balance). There are many pages behind this that I use to calculate my time budget for the year. The method that is best for you can be different. Please feel free to share any suggestions below
detailed schedule
Details, Details, and Details. Some things require details, schedules are one of those things. Find out how to make a detailed schedule and find out which one works better for you.
detailed to do list
The detailed schedule is the when, the detailed to do list is the what. Find out why it's important to keep a detailed to do list to go in conjunction with a detailed schedule.