Time Management

• Time management - process of organizing and planning your time to specific activities to become more effective, efficient, and productive
• Tools of Time and Energy Management

  • Calendar
  • Schedule
• Calendar - monthly/yearly record of what you want to accomplish
• Calendar - gives a total picture of your goals
• Calendar - more of a general plan
• Schedule - daily/weekly plan for achieving those goals
• Schedule - more detailed plan
• Factors Affecting the Use of Time and Energy

  • Peak Loads
  • Sequence of Activities
  • Time Required for Different Activites
  • Time for Emergencies
• Guidelines and Principles in Making a Time-Activity Plan

  • Analyze your goals for the day
  • Improve your work and study habits
  • Make your plans flexible for emergencies
  • Have enough self-discipline to finish your work
  • Group activites together to save time and energy
  • Alternate doing enjoyable and less enjoyable tasks
  • Do not overload
  • Look out for time wasters
  • Learn from your mistakes
• Steps in Making the Time-Activity Plan

  • List all the activities to be included in the plan by means of a "To Do" list
  • Decide how much time is to be given for each activity
  • Determine the order of each activity to be done
  • Decide who will do the different tasks
  • Evaluate the time-activity plan