| Time management is one of the skills that most | | | | don't have a clear sense of where you are headed |
| people could improve on, though it is actually quite a | | | | just yet, it is not possible to plan how to get there. |
| simple task once a person knows certain techniques | | | | The use of your time should be organized in order to |
| that can help them use this precious possession, | | | | maximize the chances of achieving your goals. |
| wisely. In spite of what we often profess, we | | | | 3. Learn to prioritize : |
| cannot actually "save" time; time progresses | | | | Once you have defined your goals, you need to |
| continually, the only difference one can make is in | | | | prioritize them and your activities. Not all of your |
| either using it or wasting it. | | | | goals will be equally important. Focus on activities that |
| Wasted time is gone forever and it important that | | | | will lead to the achievement of your highest goals |
| we come to terms with our mortality and realize that | | | | and on the other activities next. |
| our time here is limited. Given this realization, it is likely | | | | 4. Keep a schedule : |
| that one would want to better organize their | | | | Once you've prioritized your activities, you can then |
| available time, here are some techniques that will help | | | | schedule them into you day. Scheduling daily activities |
| you do the same. | | | | such as visiting library, shopping for groceries along |
| 1. Assess how you spend your time : | | | | with some time for relaxation and recreation will |
| The first step in managing time better would be to | | | | make sure each day passes by as a productive one. |
| analyze how you spend your time presently. To do | | | | 5. Maximize your rewards : |
| this, divide your day into fifteen-minute segments, | | | | Some time management experts say that we get |
| and record what you do every fifteen minutes. | | | | 80% of our rewards for only 20% of our activities |
| Review this time diary later and total the time spent | | | | and the other 20% of our rewards on 80% of the |
| on each activity throughout the day. | | | | time we spend. What this tells us is that we need to |
| For instance, you might find that you spent three | | | | make sure we identify and engage ourselves in the |
| hours watching television, one hour exercising, one | | | | 20% of the activities that give us the maximum |
| hour studying and two hours shopping. Next, evaluate | | | | rewards before we move to the other activities. |
| your usage of time, you might decide you spent too | | | | Time, though fleeting, is something that can be |
| much time watching TV and too little time studying | | | | managed easily with the usage of the techniques |
| and so on. Based upon this evaluation, decide on an | | | | mentioned above. The best way to handle it is to |
| alteration, but make it specific. A good way to make | | | | know early on what we want from life and what |
| this change is to draw up a contract with yourself | | | | direction we'd like to head, in order for us to more |
| that includes a reward on being successful. | | | | effectively map a life plan and fully benefit from time |
| 2. Set Goals : | | | | management. Remember, every second is precious, |
| The most important thing you can do to manage | | | | so you need to speed up. It's for your own sake, |
| time well is to set goals for varying time periods: | | | | anyway. |
| daily, weekly, monthly, yearly and long-range. If you | | | | |