Effective Time Management

They always say that “Time is Money”. We are all equally provided with a 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to manage; no exception! The question is how do you manage your time? How’s your work-life balance? Is it really balanced? How much time do you spend with your work and with your family? How much time do you spend for yourself? The first key to eliminate stress is to manage your time effectively. 

Let’s say you spend nine (9) hours at work; five (5) days per week. You may have 2 days off: one (1) day for your family and one (1) day for yourself.  You spend nine (9) hours at work, two (2) hours to prepare for work, (1) hour on the road, eight (8) hours to sleep and maybe (4) hours to spend with your family and friends. This is how you spend your 24 hours per day in this example. If this schedules is being followed precisely, congratulations! You are doing well with managing your time and you are a certified stress-free. Stress starts if you spend more time than what you should be, because you will have to make up for something else. Remember, you only have 24 hours to spend per day. No more; no less. 

If you worked (2) hours overtime, you need to take those 2 hours away from either your sleeping or your family or friends. That means someone must sacrifice in exchange to your exceeded hours. Working beyond the working hours may give your boss an impression that you are dedicated at work. But in reality someone has to pay for your exceeded hours. You are not working efficiently because you were not able to manage your time effectively. 

 

There are four (4) classifications of tasks. If you are to make a list of your daily tasks, you can categorize them based on the illustration. See Four (4) Classification of tasks to give you a detailed explanation of these tasks.

  

Now that you know the 4 classifications of tasks, the next step is to update your calendar to see if eight (8) hours a day, (5) days a week is already enough for you to manage all your tasks. Make sure that you spare an extra hour for your Urgent and Important tasks since these are not in your calendar. If you feel that it is really not enough, it would be best if you find someone to delegate your other tasks. Remember that your main goal is to eliminate your stress. You don’t want to take a few hours away from your family or to yourself. 

Other blogs: 
Ways to Eliminate Stress: Effective Task Management
Process of Home Selling: Home Selling Made Easy
 

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