TIME MANAGEMENT
Time is
similar to money-everyone wishes that they had more and if you know how to
manage it, you can make more of it. Time Management is required because; time
is something, which we cannot get back once we lose it; no matter how rich and
intelligent we are; we cannot get it back because time cannot be retrieved,
replaced and reversed.
Every one of
us had regretted sometime in our life for not valuing the time.
Time is the most valuable thing in life for those;
who is having some objective in their life, who wants to reach their highest
potential; who feels that he/she is more productive but due to lack of time,
not able to do. So, if you are the one who feels like this, then you are at the
Right place.
In this Article I am going to explain what are Time Management and 5 effective ways of managing our time.
What is Time Management?
“Time management” is the process of organizing and planning
how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management
enables you to work smarter – not harder – so that you get more done in less
time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Failing to manage your
time damages your effectiveness and causes stress.
Time Management helps us to:-
- Eliminate wastage
- Prepare us for the forthcoming event.
- Reduce excessive workloads.
- Monitor progress of our GOALS and AIMS.
- Ensure that long-term requirements are not neglected.
- Plan each day, week, month, or quarter efficiently.
To understand
Time Management, it is very important to understand the value of Time; because
time is something that we cannot get back once we lose it, no matter how rich
and intelligent we are.
Time is
something which cannot be replaced, reversed, and retrieved.
This is why
time is very important; it is the most expensive gift which we can give to our
loved ones.
ONE
YEAR Ask a student who failed a grade.
ONE MONTH Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature
baby.
ONE
WEEK Ask the
editor of a weekly newspaper.
ONE
DAY Ask a
daily wage laborer with kids to feed.
ONE
HOUR Ask the
lovers who are waiting to meet.
ONE
MINUTE Ask a person
who missed the train.
ONE
SECOND Ask a person
who just avoided an accident.
ONE
MILLISECOND Ask the person who won a silver medal in the
Olympics.
This is the value of time for different people in different situations.
Let's understand the various Techniques of Time Management.
TECHNIQUES OF TIME MANAGEMENT
- Clarity
- Priority
- Linking Time with your goals
- Follow The Law of Posteriorities
- Keep a Diary of Day to Day Events
Techniques for Setting Priorities
ABC analysis
A technique that has been used in for a long time is categorization.
The ABC analysis allows you to priorities your tasks into three different categories
A
– Tasks that are urgent and important
B – Tasks that are important, but not urgent
C – Tasks that are neither urgent nor important.
3. Linking Time with your goals
TIME MANAGEMENT BEGINS AND IMPROVES WITH
GOAL-SETTING
So, The first step is to – Determine Your Goals-and
after that you have to be clear, detailed and specific about your future plans
and what you have to do today, to accomplish those goals.
- Make your goals specific and concrete.
- Set long-term and short-term goals?
- Set a deadline for your goals.
- Monitor your goals.
- Change goals if needed.
4. Follow the Law of Posteriorities
Before you start something new, you must discontinue something old. You can gain control of your life only to the degree to which you stop doing things that are no longer as valuable or as important to you as other things you could be doing.
5. Keep a Diary of Day to Day Events
Evaluate how you are spending your time. Keep a diary for three days to track tasks. Look for a time that could be used more wisely, freeing up time to spend exercising or with family and friends.
So, these are some of the Time
Management Technique which you can follow, to have more of your time.
