Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Time Management

Time management is going to mean the development of a process and tools that help you be more productive and efficient. You may find that everyone has different levels of time management and ways of making things happen for them. There are people and businesses that use their time management skills to help them be more successful and give them what they are looking for in life.

Time management is thought of as a set of skills for better using your time. You must also incorporate organization and attitude into this equation. You need to make this all come together so that you can be a more happier and efficient person all together. Personal time management skills are going to have the following:

* Goal setting, what you want from life
* Planning out your goals in life
* Prioritizing with what comes first
* Making decisions about important choices
* Scheduling what is going to be worked on and what order

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!
Anthony Robbins


How can you effectively manage your time when you only have control of a meager percentage of your time? There are techniques that you can do to provide solution to this daunting question.


1.) Note Where You Spend Your Time

Try to have a log book or a “To-do” list where you can note down what you are doing and what else needs to be done. This will better help you manage your time, so you don’t end up repeating tasks. Sometimes it would take longer for you to do this but this exercise will help you start off in managing your own time by highlighting where you are spending most of your time. Hence, you will be able to evaluate what you do and decide whether or not you need to change your time emphasis.

2.) Applying The 80/20 Rule


The 80/20 rule simply means that 80% of the results would come from the 20% of the time and effort that you use. Analyze and work on what you can do best that can guarantee the best results for your effort. Then, spend time doing that rather than doing some activities that are unproductive and can lead to delay on your work.

3.) Leaving Things Unfinished

This may sound like it’s the opposite of time management but there are lots of things that can come across our paths that can be safely ignored and undone. Therefore, you can postpone them some other time. An example would be checking your e-mails whether or not it will arrive at your recipient or not. If it is really urgent, then you can ask for someone’s help to take your place so you can make sure you still accomplish whatever needs to get done.

4.) Skipping The News

The daily news on the television will continue to happen whether you watch it for 30 minutes a day or not. You will find out that cutting out watching the news on the television has a good side effect of automatically cutting out lots of negativity in your life. This is like killing two birds with one stone as you also gain 30 more minutes to do your work.

5.) Learn To Say No

Perhaps one of the most effective time management techniques is practicing to say no to less important tasks and events. When you can say no, you gain an assertion technique that can and should be developed. When you can do this, you can finish the more important tasks earlier rather than putting them off at a later time. You will also avoid cramming just to get everything done on time.

6.) Hiring The Services Of Others

When you really need help to finish all the things you need to be done, you can always hire some help. For instance, you can hire cleaners for your home, or a gardener to look and keep your garden clean while you do your work. Entrust these less important tasks to the people you hired.


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