Are you wasting too much time trying to figure out where your things are, or what to do with your day? If so, organization can help you stop wasting time. “For every minute spent in organising, an hour is earned.” Unknown Do you organise your life? How do you organise it? Is it just limited to
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The Concept of Time in the Qur’an (Part 1 of series on Time)
A Muslim’s first source of guidance in life is the Qur’an, and so we turn to the Book of Allah for our initial inspiration in time management. Surah Al-Asr Most of us have committed to memory the beautiful, short surah: Al-Asr (Quran 103:1-3). Admittedly, we often choose to recite it in our salah because of its brevity rather
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Prioritising for Productivity
Do you have a massive To-Do List that keeps getting longer and longer, and, although you run around like crazy, ticking things off it, you never feel as if you’re achieving anything productive? There is a solution, alhamdulillah, and you’ve probably heard it before, you need to prioritize! But how do you dothat? To work
Read articleProductive Mums: Establishing an After-School Routine
During the three months of summer, many of us abandoned or at least neglected a routine. We basked in the summer laxness. As the school year begins, it is most definitely time to get back on track! Whether you are homeschooling or your children are attending school outside of the home, routines have to be
Read article7 Productive Steps To Balance Your Study Schedule
If you live in an Islamic country, your morning likely begins with the adhaan for Fajr. After the Fajr prayer, it is time to start your day in preparation for classes at university. The classes are held till mid-day (Zuhr time), or even till late evening (Maghrib time). Add to that the traffic congestion (in
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How to Stop yourself from Tab-Hopping
You know the drill: Open your e-mail, click on a couple of links, your browser pops up with some interesting articles, you read them, find and click on more links on the side bar, jump to Facebook to let your friends know about this awesome article you came across, jump to twitter to do the
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