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How do interior designers manage their time ?

Does this affect projects?

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Thank you comment icon OMG Time management is sooooo important to your success as an interior designer. Everything in interior design is based on a time line. First is when a project finish is required or desired by a client and accomplishing this is based on time it takes to gather materials, furnishings any thing needed to complete the design and they ALL have time lines which you have to insure come together on time, this is a talent in itself and time consuming and can be stifling to a creative mind and this is where a capable and intuitive assistant is a life saver. Linda Mire
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Many consultants, and I would include interior designers among them, follow P.A.C.T. for time management, or something similar to this:

P - Primary responsibilities. This is meeting with clients face-to-face, shopping for items, drawing up ideas, etc. Typically 40% of the time, so about 16 hours of billable hours per week. This is what you charge to your clients.

A - Administration. Dealing with email, paying bills, sending out invoices, balancing checkbooks, etc. Not related to any specific client, but needs to get done. This is about 20% of time.

C - Community. This is the time you spend at conferences, conventions, and other places in an effort to meet others in your industry, suppliers, business partners, or to find new clients. About 20% of time.

T - Training. This is either to learn new skills, or in many cases to perform research for new concepts and ideas, perhaps not for a single project or client, but for things that help you in the future. About 20% of time.
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