Time Management: Where Does Our Time Go?

Time management is a big concern for lots of people

. I keep hearing, "There are just not enough hours in the day..." or "Where does my time go?" Face it, we all lead busy lives. Work, family, and other commitments keep us all hopping. To utilize better time management, it's essential to recognize what the specific difficulties are.

The most important step in time management is evaluating our schedules. On a sheet of paper, write up a "typical" week for you, by thinking about your current schedule you will be able to identify places where better time management could be used. Ask yourself why you are feeling disappointed with your schedule? Create a list of what you wish to alter and what you want to make room for.

After you've carried out this, take a piece of paper and draw 3 columns. In the first column, put a list of all appointments, events, or commitments that are "set in stone", matters that take place at a fixed time and occur daily, weekly or monthly. For example work, club meetings, or standing doctor's appointments. In the second column, put "flexible" tasks or commitments that may be done close to your "set in stone" commitments, like grocery shopping, house cleaning, or having lunch with a pal. In the third column, put those "occasional" appointments, doctor appointments, a school play, or an old friend coming into town (or anything that does not belong to the other two columns).

Then making use of a calendar (preferably one with big spaces for the days) Or make use of a notebook and label each page a day or two (depending on how much you are trying to accomplish daily or weekly.) Start putting in the things from your three columns, starting with the items which are "set in stone" then the items which are occasional, leave the "flexible" things to last because you're able to place them in around the other things.

The goal is to balance out your days and to maximize your time.

The biggest thing to consider is: Are you doing too much? No matter how well time is managed, there's such a thing as an overload of commitments. Time management is not simply about structuring your week to ensure that you can get everything accomplished. It's about creating a manageable schedule which will give you time for the important things in life. So, before looking at your time management skills, look at what you are trying to juggle.

If you are so booked solid that you cannot schedule an hour and a half of quality family time, an hour of time with your significant other, and at the really minimum 30 minutes - 45 minutes of time for yourself then you have too much on your plate and it is time to ask for help to relieve yourself of a few commitments. Being distressed and worn-out will not assist you in better time management, in fact it will hinder it.

by: Christine Jackson.

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