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"Time management refers to a range of skills, tools, and techniques utilized to accomplish specific tasks, projects and goals. This set encompass a wide scope of activities, and these include planning, setting goals, delegation, analysis of time spent, monitoring, organizing, scheduling, and prioritizing. Initially time management referred to just business or work activities, but eventually the term broadened to include personal activities also. A time managment system is a designed combination of processes, tools and techniques." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_management
Time Management: A set of common sense skills that help you use your time productively and learn to:
Determine which things you do are important and which can be dropped Use your time in the most effective way possible Control distractions that waste time Give yourself more quality time to relax and enjoy life
Learn to say "no". When feasible, delegate. Don't let paperwork pile up. Ask yourself, "What is my objective or goal?" Think of your effectiveness first; your efficiency second. Break a job into bite-sized pieces, don't procrastinate because it can't all be done at once. Identify your time wastersand resolve to eliminate them. Add times for relaxation and recreation to your schedule.
Identify and make use of your personal biorythms, or "up" and "down" time. Save your sanity by realizing that is not possible to please 100% of the people 100% of the time!
Keep to a 1 hour attention span with a 15 minute break unless you are on a roll.
Over Planning Implementation is delayed Perfectionism Usually not required or cost effective and delays progress Boredom Self-discipline is needed Hostility to task or person giving the task "The Deadline High" meeting a tight deadline and the adrenaline rush can be addictive
Quotable Quotes
"No one has enough time, but everyone has all there is" Anonymous
Responding "yes" to even or two of these statements may indicate difficulties. Make some time now and plan ahead.
Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn this vision of the future into reality.
S.M.A.R.T. GOALS
Achieve more Improve performance Increase motivation to achieve Increase pride and satisfaction in your achievements Improve self-confidence Suffer less from stress and anxiety Eliminate attitudes that hold you back and cause unhappiness Concentrate better See what you have done and what you are capable of doing
What skills do I need to achieve this? What information and knowledge do I need? What help, assistance, or collaboration do I need? What resources do I need? What can block progress? Am I making any assumptions? Is there a better way of doing things?
How do you spend your day? Use an ACTIVITY LOG to find out!
Keeping an ACTIVITY LOG: Without modifying your behavior log your time for several days and note the things you do as you do them. Also notes how you feel (alert, tired, etc.) Analyzing your ACTIVITY LOG: Now look at your log and notice the length of time you spend doing various tasks. Notice how and when your energy fluctuates during the day.
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