When you think of a successful CEO, you probably liken that person to Superman. It feels like a distant reality that someone can run a company, spend time with family, exercise every day, and somehow manage to write a book too.

Delegate: The cliché “greatest weakness” answer in an interview and the most under-utilized time management tool of all time.

You’ve learned some tricks on how to manage your time, whether you’ve learned from a boss, a friend, or on your own. Yet putting those tricks into action is a different story.

The concept of time management is pretty intuitive, right? It’s the practice of working smartly and efficiently so that you can maximize your time. There are a lot of things that can be done to maximize time, though……

When you’re working over 40 hours a week, trying to balance a personal life, social life, and a healthy life, your days can get really crazy. It’s hard to remember to do your laundry, let alone worry about how to manage your time efficiently. It becomes a battle of “What should I give up today?” in order to cram everything into your hectic schedule.

Rather than make sacrifices, try making changes first. There are three simple strategies you can focus on in order to change the way you spend your time day in and day out.