Time isn’t the main thing: Today’s inspiration is from a time management quote from Miles Davis. Not only is time the most evenly spread out resource in the world, but it is also the most scarce. In this article, we talk about the challenges of the paucity of time to ensure that we have enough opportunities for the most important things.
How to stop procrastinating: This article takes you through key steps to address the question – how to stop procrastinating? With procrastination being the number one reason for incomplete projects, you can prevent this trap by following the steps in this article. These steps are grouped together to derive beneficial actions. Key points touched on in this article are grouping tasks, making small improvements and creating a plan for delivery.
Eisenhower Matrix: Time management is hard work. But the 4 quadrants framework helps us prioritise this work. Once we have a priority, we can focus our energies on completing these things and managing our workload. The most important takeaway from the Eisenhower matrix is to ensure that we have created space and time for the most important things rather than merely the urgent ones.
Time management is about making the best use of time. Stress management is about managing your emotional health, mental peace and performing without being overwhelmed. The two are connected because sometimes when things don’t go as per time, missed deadlines have an impact. These potential impacts immediately cause stress making us think about the ramifications of not doing things on time.
We speak of time management as a mythical skill set. But at the core of it, time management is a simple exercise if we rationally follow a few strategies that help us be mindful of our time. It all starts with a brutally honest opinion about how our time is used and the knowledge of the things demanding our time. If we don’t have visibility of these things, there’s nothing to manage. Time management in such a scenario is a hoax. In this article, let’s talk about a few time management strategies that will help you stay on top of time and your priorities.