Time Management

Definition
1. “Time management” is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities.
Benefits
1. Greater productivity and efficiency.
2. A better professional reputation.
3. Increased opportunities for advancement.
4. Greater opportunities to achieve important life and career goals.
5. Less stress.
Consequences
1. Missed deadlines.
2. Inefficient work flow.
3. Poor work quality.
4. A poor professional reputation and a stalled career.
5. Higher stress levels.
Time management effectively
1. Analysing your time
2. Keeping focus
3. Setting goals
4. Scheduling your time
Diagnose your difficulties
1. It is important to analyse where you are wasting time.
  1. To do this we can utilise the R-A-C method
    1. Record
    2. Analyse
    3. Change
Procrastination
1. Means putting off a task you should be doing.
  1. Why do we procrastinate?
    1. A task may be too unpleasant to face, or too difficult, or very tedious, or boring
  2. Strategies to prevent procrastination
    1. Take action
    2. Salami Technique
    3. Five minutes
    4. Work on related tasks
    5. Do the hardest bits first
    6. Set goals.
    7. Make commitments
    8. Reward yourself for achievement
    9. Change subjects regularly

Resource summary

	Created by Odette Melo Morales over 3 years ago