Don't Let Time Get Away From You
submitted: 2008-04-07 20:24:29 |
by: ElliottRoberts
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Our days fly by so quickly that without a plan, it is easy to lose the value of them completely. All of the tasks we need to complete are easily neglected for things that pop up and grab our attention. When this happens too often, we are allowing the day to control us, when to be effective and successful we need to be in control of our days.
Spending time wisely naturally plays a big role in the level of success a person can achieve. You can read all the self help literature you want but without some sort of plan for your day, your day will simply "happen" to you. You will not accomplish much and you will miss out on new opportunities because you will be in such a constant state of being behind, that you will be out of time for anything else.
Start out by planning your day ahead of time. The key is to schedule a routine time either first thing in the morning or sometime the night before, and stick with it. Make note of what needs to be done for that day. Set new goals and review those previously set.
Time management begins with planning your day. Set a time each day or the night before to think about what needs to be done that day. Schedule this time just like an appointment and stick to it every single day.
Record tasks and set goals. When necessary, attach start and stop times so that you don't get stuck on one task while others go unattended. The timelines will also help you stay focused. Some tasks are bigger than others.
Break these bigger tasks down into several smaller tasks so that they can be finished a little at a time, while not consuming your whole day. Lastly, get into routines for your recurring daily tasks such as reading email, reading the news, working on projects, etc.
We have many pitfalls in our day that work against our time management efforts. We tend to spend too much time contemplating the start of a new project and often avoiding it. So just start it. Then finish it. It is bad practice to pick it up, think about it and put it aside for later only to repeat the process again in an hour.
More time is often spent avoiding it than working on it. It has to get done no matter how much you wish it didn't. So decide whether you are going to work on it now or later, then move on and continue managing your day.
About the Author
About the Author: Elliott Roberts writes for Becomng, a Personal Development blog that deals with topics from health to web applications. Find additional Time Management posts over here.
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