Excellent and Easy to implement Time Management principles
Many of us realize that we are not able to manage the time efficiently to do or devote to the things which matter most for us. It is common to hear somebody saying ‘I don’t have time’ to do this or that. In this article you can find solid principles or tips to manage your time effectively to achieve your goals.
Following these will help you not only to deliver or achieve more in less time but also helps you to do the tasks in more systemized way.
1.No Procrastination: This is one of the main reasons of many people who are not able to achieve their goals in their lives. Procrastinating a work to do it later will lead to less or no interesting in doing it and in the process you will put it off altogether. Try as much as possible not to procrastinate a task and complete it as soon as possible. Be a Go-Getter. You will learn how to avoid this in my next principles discussed below.
There is an old saying which I have learnt in my school days, by a famous saint: Whatever you want to do tomorrow, do it today and whatever you want to do today, do it now, you never know if you can do it later.
2.Assign Priority: Do the tasks based on priority. This will help you to divide your time between least important and most important tasks. Assign priority to each task or activity, either by making a mental note or putting it on a paper. I recommend you list down all the tasks or activities to be done on a day in a planner and then assign priority to each one like numbers one, two, three, etc., or in the sequence of priority with most important on the top of the list and least important task at the bottom of the list. This way you can decide which task you should first work on and thereby achieving your maximum potential. Most of the successful people do the things according to priority and in order to become successful, it is always advisable to follow the successful people.
3.Task log:Most of time we wonder where our entire time has gone or how have we achieved very less with so much time spending whole day working. This can be avoided by maintaining a task or activity log and recording the time spent on each one for at least a week or month. Many times we do not consider the time we have spent on a task like reading a newspaper, calling a client or customer on an issue, taking a coffee break, talking to a friend on phone or in a café, etc. At the end of this period i.e., week or month, check that list and then you will find where you have spent more time and where less time. Spend less time on unimportant or less important tasks and more time on the important or high priority tasks.
4.Planner: Plan all tasks and activities in advance and enter them in a planner. There are wide varieties of planners available in the market. Pick one and start using them. This will help you to do your tasks systematically and without any confusion of which task should be done first and which one last or fear of missing one altogether. Always carry that planner and note down the tasks, activities, appointments, meetings, call reminders, etc., in that planner. Check that planner before committing to some task to see if you have time for it on that day or in that week. Politely convey the same to others and schedule it when you are free. Use this principle in combination of above principle of assigning priority to each task.
5.Discipline: This is very important to make use of your time efficiently. All the successful people have discipline in doing things and thus achieve tremendous success. Make this a habit and you will certainly see the difference. Try following the above principles religiously for a month or so and you will see how efficient you have become in doing things and managing your time. Once you are on this track, it would not be difficult to continue as it becomes a habit for you and thus achieve tremendous success. Just remember Time is Money. If you waste time, you are effectively loosing the money.
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