As humans, effective time management is key to being productive, both in professional and personal life.
To some people, it might seem as though 24 hours is no longer enough, but effective time management can help one navigate through the day while being productive.
Learning how to manage your time effectively can help you stay productive when at work, utilise your rest time and pay attention to personal needs at the right time; in summary, you will complete tasks on time and reduce stress.
How to manage time
- Track activities
Understand how you spend your time. For effective time management, you need to track your activities for each day so you know what your time goes into.
2. Set goals
After you figure out what your time goes into, the next thing is to set your goals for each day by creating a schedule and sticking to it.
3. Prioritise activities
Learn how to prioritise appropriately; give your time to the most important task first, then follow up in that order till the least important until you finish up.
4. Timing
Next is being able to time yourself as to when to complete a task, this helps you time yourself properly for each task so you know how well to set your activity calendar.
5. Limit distractions
Another way to manage your time in a day is to limit distractions. These distractions can come in form of phones, social media, co-workers, and emails, but you can make a conscious effort to limit them.
At the end of each day, look at what you achieved for the day as this will help you set yourself up for the next day.
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