How to Master Time Management - The Best Use of Your Time
In a time when technology is making our lives easier, more convenient, and more productive, the clock is the only constant.
Often, you and I are faced with time issue, complaining about the best use of time and still paying less attention to how to master time management skills.
It is universal that the clock is the only constant in the real world, but how you manage yourself is. The clock is a great tool to help you get things done, but when managed incorrectly, it can be your worst enemy.
TACTICS OF GETTING THINGS DONE
In this blog, l discuss a tactic for getting more done in less time. The idea is to break down your task into small steps that are doable. The time you spend on each step will be used to build on itself. When you complete a step, you'll be happy you did and move on to the next step.
Break down your task into small steps.
A big thing to keep in mind when doing this is to keep yourself organized. Find ways to be more productive. If you feel that you can get more done by working in disorganised fashion, you'll be disappointed.
Keep yourself organized and save time by working efficiently.
One way to do this is to set your timer and schedule your task into your day. Schedule how many steps you need to complete the task in your day planner.
Another thing you can do is to add breaks.
When you finish a step, you can stop and take a break to refresh yourself. You can also take breaks if you are feeling unproductive. But make sure to take a longer break if you take a longer task. When you're feeling unproductive, this is a good time to move on.
Don't put too much pressure on yourself in the task.
Pressure builds up quickly when you're feeling unproductive. You can quickly feel like you're on a treadmill and not moving forward. But you can only do the task so far before you need to get back to your life or do something else.
Take your time in doing things.
It can take a few hours to do a job. Do things in the order they need to be done. Don't be afraid to say no if you're feeling overwhelmed.
I hope you've enjoyed reading this post as much as I've had writing it. Don't forget to leave your thought below Thank You.
And now, back to work.
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These are some great tips, Ayoola! Some days I do better than others lol but in theory, I agree with everything you say.
Lynn
Hi Ayoola
I certainly enjoyed your post which has excellent ideas for managing tasks!
I have no idea who invented the term "time management". To me, it's a misnomer since time itself cannot be managed. It simply ticks away.
We can however use it as a tool to help us to manage what we get done and when. I wrote a slightly controversial post o this a while back: Time Management Is An Illusion; Time Can't Be Managed! :-)
Richard
Thanks for reading my blog even thou you already wrote an article on it and your view was and still different.
I read your post and I see your perspective to be deep and philosophical and still cut it. Indeed time is an illusion like life.
Yes, we can manage everything we do within the constraints of time, but not manage time itself.
However, managing everything we do within the constraints of time effectively is what we are referring to as time management.
The captured ticking of time what was measured and calibrated to great order and standard.
Whatever we could calibrated and measured could be managed.
Thank you@richardgb
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Hey Ayoola! Great read my friend!
I believe that how we manage our time can have a huge impact on whether we are successful or not in many aspects of life.
This is certainly true in business. I definitely agree that when we become overwhelmed by a large task, it is alway more beneficial to cut it down into bit size chunks shall we say, and take each piece at a time.
Taking breaks when needed to clear our minds, relax and recharge are also essential to help increase our productivity.
Have a wonderful weekend my friend!