We start out each and every day with 1440 minutes. Even though each of us gets the same amount of time, we each manage those hours and minutes differently. Let's consider some definitions: To Drift - This is a navigation term indicating movement due to the force of the wind and currents. Managing - means to take charge or to take care of. The truth is most folks tend to drift through their days. Most do, mainly, what is in front of them. They have vague ideas as to how to manage their time and few goals. Yet, ome people actually manage the hours in their day quite well. If you had a take a guess, which type of person do you believe would be most effective and most successful? I think most of us can agree that there is little doubt that managing one's day will give us better results.
Here are four rules that are important to effectively managing our time:
1. Written lists are important.
2. Managing lists and managing time are two different actions that should be treated differently.
3. We should do our planning and do our doing as separate activities.
4. We should leave room for flexibility.
Let's discuss each of these rules:
The written list- Ever awakened in the middle of the night in cold chills worrying about something that you think you need to get done but not being able to remember what it is? This is caused by trying to keep task in your head and not getting them written down in some sort of a reliable system. Most experts agree that getting our goals, our plans and our tasks down on a piece of paper or onto a computer is important. While paper systems worked in the past and still work today, computers are the most common tools that are used. Working out goals, plans, and programs, as the resulting tasks is a study unto itself and beyond the scope of this article. But the key point is that these need to be written down in some manner.
We need to remember that list management and daily planning are not the same things. Managing the list is important but daily planning is a tool used to get the actions actually done. It is the real key to effectiveness. By daily planning we mean the development of a method to get the most out of our minutes and hours.
Planning and doing are separate operations. We cannot, effectively, do our tasks and the plan how to do those tasks at the same time. It is important to get the planning done, and then, after that, get on with getting the tasks done. Plan first. Then after planning the day, we begin getting the items actually done.
It is important to maintain flexibility. Let's face it -things happen. There is a concept of the ratio of predicted to unpredicted activities. Some jobs and lifestyles tend to create more unpredicted activities than predicted activities. Also certain people have different tolerance levels of how much unpredicted action they can tolerate. Regardless of your tolerance level, it is important to realize that you will have some unexpected items occurring during the day. Allowances should be made for that.
Our happiness is based upon our accomplishing our intentions. This applied to our work and personal lives. We get things done by setting goals, plans and tasks to be done. This applied whether we are working, playing or retired. Getting these tasks done, effectively, relies upon good daily planning. Regardless of what you do in life, having your goals, plans, programs, and tasks written down will help you achieve them and achieve more happiness. No matter what you do, daily planning will make your days go better.
Here are four rules that are important to effectively managing our time:
1. Written lists are important.
2. Managing lists and managing time are two different actions that should be treated differently.
3. We should do our planning and do our doing as separate activities.
4. We should leave room for flexibility.
Let's discuss each of these rules:
The written list- Ever awakened in the middle of the night in cold chills worrying about something that you think you need to get done but not being able to remember what it is? This is caused by trying to keep task in your head and not getting them written down in some sort of a reliable system. Most experts agree that getting our goals, our plans and our tasks down on a piece of paper or onto a computer is important. While paper systems worked in the past and still work today, computers are the most common tools that are used. Working out goals, plans, and programs, as the resulting tasks is a study unto itself and beyond the scope of this article. But the key point is that these need to be written down in some manner.
We need to remember that list management and daily planning are not the same things. Managing the list is important but daily planning is a tool used to get the actions actually done. It is the real key to effectiveness. By daily planning we mean the development of a method to get the most out of our minutes and hours.
Planning and doing are separate operations. We cannot, effectively, do our tasks and the plan how to do those tasks at the same time. It is important to get the planning done, and then, after that, get on with getting the tasks done. Plan first. Then after planning the day, we begin getting the items actually done.
It is important to maintain flexibility. Let's face it -things happen. There is a concept of the ratio of predicted to unpredicted activities. Some jobs and lifestyles tend to create more unpredicted activities than predicted activities. Also certain people have different tolerance levels of how much unpredicted action they can tolerate. Regardless of your tolerance level, it is important to realize that you will have some unexpected items occurring during the day. Allowances should be made for that.
Our happiness is based upon our accomplishing our intentions. This applied to our work and personal lives. We get things done by setting goals, plans and tasks to be done. This applied whether we are working, playing or retired. Getting these tasks done, effectively, relies upon good daily planning. Regardless of what you do in life, having your goals, plans, programs, and tasks written down will help you achieve them and achieve more happiness. No matter what you do, daily planning will make your days go better.
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