VALUE OF PUNCTUALITY: 12 VALUABLE TIPS TO DEVELOP IT - GEOGRAFÍA - 2025

The timeliness and value is one of the most valuable qualities a person can have; transmits seriousness, commitment, professionalism and above all respect for others.

There is a saying that says "time is money" and the truth is that with a few sentences I can agree more in this life. Is there anything more valuable in this ephemeral stay on earth than the time you spend on it? Why does someone have to play with that precious time that belongs to you just because they don't know how to plan well?

Fortunately, I have always been a punctual person and have rarely been slow to get to an appointment, job interview, or any social event where other people depend on my presence. However, if I am used to dealing with people who do not meet these requirements and there are few times that I have dealt with them to change their ugly habit.

It is understandable that, in this crazy world and where we accumulate thousands of tasks behind our backs, it affects our way of managing time.

In any case, there are different ways to cultivate the habit of punctuality, which we will develop throughout the article.

12 recommendations to be punctual

1- Face your weakness

To take two steps forward, you must first take one back. Recognizing that you are unpunctual will help you to be a person closer to reality and therefore wiser. It is at this moment when you have to convince yourself and motivate yourself to change your bad habit to improve your quality of life and especially those of your relatives.

Okay, I am not very punctual, what can I do now?

2- Learn to understand the value of time

If we must appreciate something in this life, it is the fact of being in it and being able to make the most of it. Time works against us, so wasting it is the last thing we should do.

It is not about living overwhelmed in a time trial called life, but about doing beneficial things that contribute to improving your life and that of humanity. Being late to a site, not finishing a job due to poor planning or simply unproductive distraction, should be a source of frustration. Especially for those who did comply and did not receive from you what they promised.

Rare is the person who achieves success in life by being late.

3- Don't overload

The lack of punctuality is usually associated with people with little eagerness in life. However, many people of high social or educational rank have this problem.

Individuals who, despite wanting to be punctual, are unable to do so. In most cases it is usually because they overload your life with thousands of endless tasks, which results in that, although you want to be in several tasks or places at the same time, your capacity does not give much.

Solution? Learn to decline jobs, assignments, or plans. Be consistent about the extent to which you are able to withstand certain loads and understand that you are not an earthly Superman.

It is better to do nothing than to do something wrong.

4- Calculate the time you spend on each task

To face the previous point, it is best to determine how much time you dedicate to the task you do, be it professional or personal. From shaving or painting in the morning to finishing a report or preparing dinner.

In many cases, some of these activities can be carried out more efficiently by reducing their action time.

We will explain how to do it in the following points to be developed.

5- Plan

This should be a no-brainer, but there are many people who get up in the morning and face life without having foreseen how it can develop and how to control it.

Although there are people who live happily like this, the normal thing is that this lack of control leads to depression, anxiety or frustration from not being able to face everything that comes to him every day. One of the consequences of this is to become unpunctual.

To improve this point we can turn from the classic diaries, calendars or note books to more modern tools such as mobile applications with which you can measure the time you should dedicate to each task.

In the event that you have the economic capacity to do so, hiring a secretary or even personal coaching can greatly facilitate your work and coordinate your daily planning.

6- Avoid being distracted

My experience with unpunctual friends and family is that most of the blame for their ugly habit has nothing to do with overloading with tasks or activities, but with spending unnecessary time doing silly things or simply getting distracted by something when they shouldn't. do what.

An example to understand this could be when dressing. Although the person knows that they have about ten minutes to get ready, instead of choosing the first decent outfit in their closet, they decide to review all their textile heritage before deciding on something.

In these times it is usual, especially among young people, unnecessary distractions with the mobile or the computer. If we go back to the previous example of deciding on clothes, avoid responding to WhatsApp or taking a photo with each outfit that you try on to send it to someone and they can advise you.

7- Use clock and alarms

It is often said that the unpunctual person often loses track of time. Although it is a saying that I question, in any case, it should not serve as an excuse for your problem.

Fortunately, man has developed time meters such as mechanical and digital clocks, alarms, chronometers and other utensils that tell us what hour, minute and second we are at that moment.

And believe me, these wonders keep a continuous time scale that will help you be more precise in ordering your life.

Gone are those years in which man was awakened by the crowing of the rooster or intuited the time based on the position of the sun. Enjoy this modern day and buy yourself a nice clock or alarm with a sweet melody and make the most of your time.

Vitruvius already spoke of a "water clock", today we find atomic clocks that only allow an error of one second for every thirty thousand years.

8- Try to sleep properly

And if possible, lead a healthy lifestyle. Not resting the recommended enough hours (7-8 hours a day), has a negative effect on the way of coping with the day.

You will feel slow and without enough strength, which will slow down everything you carry out in your day, leading in turn to having problems arriving on time to the sites or being able to carry out all the tasks effectively.

9- Be orderly

It is true. Against time you cannot fight. As much as we want to be time travelers and stop the hands of the clock or make them go back, for now we will be content with continuing to dream about it through science fiction movies or books.

What we can fight against is our disorder, one of the main reasons for becoming unpunctual.

Having a well-organized closet, organized files, and household tools and utensils in a secure fixed place will help you save time.

Some tricks are to leave the keys near the door, the shoes or the glasses in the same place and leave the clothes that are going to be put on the next day ready.

10- Try to get to the sites before

There is a military saying that says "if you don't want to be ten minutes late, arrive five minutes early." Unless you are a genius at knowing how to arrive at the exact time, be ahead of appointments a little earlier.

This saves you the possibility of being late and making a good impression on certain occasions such as a job interview, an important meeting with a client or a first date with a friend.

Remember that no matter how punctual it may be, what we cannot control are the possible obstacles that may arise. Or if?

11- Prevent possible obstacles

An inopportune call, a blocked street, a subway strike, someone on the way, or an incident at home can delay your arrival or appointment with someone. These are things that happen and it is no one's fault.

However, some things can be foreseen. If, for example, you live in a populated city and you are aware that traffic jams are common at the wheel, opt for public transport (subway, suburban, tram) or take a course 15 or 20 minutes before the time you usually do.

If, for example, you are prone to receiving inopportune calls and you are unable to be brief in a conversation, avoid picking up the hook or put the mobile on silent. If it really is an emergency, the person will call again repeatedly, while if it is not, you can respond after your appointment.

It's not about being picky or a perfectionist, it's about being proactive.

12- Notify if any mishap has arisen

We can apply ourselves and follow all these tips, but it is logical that even putting everything on our side something out of our reach can fail.

In those cases in which an unforeseen event really arises that will cause us to arrive late to a place, be empathetic and notify all those who are waiting for you.

We live in a closely connected world thanks to telephony, messaging services or social networks. There are no excuses for delaying an appointment or just telling you that you will be arriving a little later.

Although your recipient will not be very happy, you can at least give him the opportunity to distribute that time in the way he wants and not waiting impatiently without knowing what to do.

Punctuality is a gift that should be intrinsic to every person simply for the sake of a better coexistence through respect. If you are one of those who tends to make your friends impatient about your delay in everything, I hope that these tips will make you reflect and above all help you improve this habit.

I'm sure that if one day you achieve the main objective of this post, you will understand more the value of time and you can really feel how frustrating it is to depend on the limitation that another person puts you.

I have had very bad experiences with other people for being late, are you one of them? Has your lack of punctuality led you to lose a relationship or not apply for a job? Do you think it is possible to be punctual or is it an attitude that cannot be changed? Tell me about your experience!