What was happening when I was not able to manage time?
- I was not able to control my work and life
- I was less productive
- Technology was wasting my time more than it was saving
1. Became active rather than reactive: started deciding what's really important and then saying NO to anything and everything that "interferes".
2. Started setting goals: without goals, I was reacting to problems with little perspective on how they could affect my career.
3. Started prioritizing actions: only setting goals was not working, so I started prioritizing my activities to achieve those goals.
4. Kept Focus: then I realized that I was in a good shape, now I just had to stay in focus and avoid distractions.
5. Created deadlines but realistic: started thinking through how long is really required to finish something.
Then, finally I made time for myself as well as those whom I care about. -:)
It was not so easy to be able to do all this, there were couple of major obstacles throughout the complete process. Here are those and few suggestions about how to overcome them:
1. Doing too much at once: I realized I was doing lot of things at the same time which was why I was not able to deliver most of them with quality and on time. Then I started focusing on doing one thing at a time and avoided starting a new task until the first one is finished, keeping the priorities in mind.
2. Inability to say NO: my inability to say NO was putting me on back foot every time, then I decided what are my limits and tried saying NO to whatever interferes; I clarified my priorities to people and requested them to let me reinforce the priorities. I found that saying NO to the request is necessary rather than saying NO to the person.
All of this is very common and basic things but the usefulness is realized when we really start following them so I wish all the very best to all!!
2 comments:
I like the thoughts and practical applications regarding time management.
I too have got an personal experience with one of your principle effort that is prioritizing the things and then follow the strict frames you have set to complete those tasks.
But there are many other issues which I faced and I failed to manage my time.
Hmmm, maybe you can share those difficulties you experienced and we can discuss and see if we can find a solution.....
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