[PIE]5 Tips to Manage Your Time Effectively
by Rigdha Acharya[/PIE]
Time is the most powerful currency of the 21st century. And this powerful currency demands much of our attention. Unfortunately, most people never make use of this remarkable resource we have – our time. Here's some tips to help you make the most of your time every single day:
1. Break down large tasks into smaller ones: We all know the feeling of staring at a new complicated project feeling overwhelmed and wishing we were anywhere but here. But, even complicated tasks are not impossible to handle. In fact, most tasks become unbelievably trivial once we break them down into small pieces. Get into the habit of breaking down your tasks into small ones and tackling each individual part one at a time. This will help you stay calm as well as it will help you accomplish your goals without the urge to procrastinate.
2. Get rid of unproductive routine tasks: This included getting up each morning and checking your email. Do not start your day on somebody else's agenda. Get out there, take some time to focus on the goals for the day and then start working on them. Do routine tasks during slow times of the day. For example, check your emails right after lunch.
3. Look at your habits to see if they could be changed, maybe you could do certain things different ways and save yourself some time in the process.
4.Evaluate yourself to determine if you are a morning person or night person and organize tasks to use whatever time suits you best. I am usually the most productive at night or after 10 AM and that is exactly why I work on my most important goals during those hours. 2 hours of focused work is far more valuable than 10 hours of unfocused work.
5. Learn to say the word "no": One of the biggest secrets of success is leadership. You need to be able to become a leader and say NO when someone asks you for a favor that can take considerable amount of highly productive time from you.You need to be very cautious about where and how you spend your time. Time is the most precious resource you have and you need to stop wasting it and start treating it like gold.
Last edited by highway_trekker; 11-16-2008 at 08:04 PM.
...I wonder at the one who extends his right hand
To his beloved at the time of seperation and he hastens therein!
I felt weak and incapable of saying farewell when I saw him
So my heart shook his hand whilst my eye wept....
Saying 'no' is so extremely hard. I'm a project student and was asked very politely by the PhD student am working with to do some extra stuff for him as well as the work I needed done for my own project. Thing is that took about an hour of my time, in which time I had planned to start an essay.
I really need to learn how to say no.
Plus am not sure if I'm a night girl or a day girl, I seem to be equally unfocused at both times...
Thanks for the advice though!
3. Look at your habits to see if they could be changed, maybe you could do certain things different ways and save yourself some time in the process.
something i could definetly do
jazakallah
''Let the days do as they please,
And be optimistic when destiny decrees,
Do not despair due to the events of nights past
For the events of this world were not meant to last.”
It really does may a difference when you break up large tasks into smaller more reachable goals. A lot of time people can get discouraged and just stop everything they are doing. Also knowing when you are the most productive helps out a lot too, this can save you a lot of time and even make your work better!!
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