Effective Time Management Strategies and Insights
Learn valuable insights on time management, including creating personal and professional mission statements, setting meaningful goals, avoiding unimportant tasks, and balancing your personal and professional life. Discover tips on overcoming the addiction to urgency and achieving a balanced lifestyle to maximize productivity and well-being.
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Time Management Insights* Create personal and professional mission statements Check what you do each week against them Set goals you would like to see on your tombstone Avoid unimportant work Your time is scarce Work should contribute to your goals *Material based on the Harvard Management UpdateArticle Entitled Fairly Timeless Insights on How to Manage Your Time by Jim Billington
Time Management Insights (cont.) Overcome the Addiction to Urgency Urgent but relatively unimportant work e.g., irrelevant meetings, emails, memos, faxes, calls Goal: spend time on work that is truly important but relatively non-urgent Devote time each day when you are off-limits to work on your top priorities One hour during your peak energy period Under-schedule yourself
Time Management Insights (cont.) Balance Your Life Use leisure time to achieve personal goals Watching TV may reduce stress but does not help achieve your goals of being a good parent, spouse, friend, etc.
Six Handy Tips Don t interrupt your work when email comes. If a piece of paper calls for action, act then don t deal with the same piece of paper twice. Screen your phone calls. Consolidate call-backs, return-emails, and visitor time At the end of the week, throw out all the FYIs you ve collected. Avoid meetings with more than 12 participants. Nothing will be accomplished. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Weekly Activities: Some Ideas Socialize with classmates Be efficient in your teams Reduce TV watching Don t skip sleeping, eating well, and exercise Reduce work hours Spend less money so you don t need to work as much Reduce your commute
