Some Time Management Hints For A Busy Life

Feb 12
22:00

2002

Craig Lock

Craig Lock

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THE MOST COMMON TIME WASTERS, I believe, are:

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1. Telephone Interruptions
2. Drop-in Visitors
3. Meetings
4. Crisis Management
5. Lack of Objectives,Some Time Management Hints For A Busy Life Articles Priorities a Daily plan
6. Cluttered Desk, Personal Disorganization.
7. Ineffective Delegation
8. Attempting too Much at Once
9. Lack of Clear Communication
10. Inadequate, Inaccurate Delayed Information
11. Indecision and Procrastination
12. Confused Responsibility and Authority.
13. Inability to Say "No".
14. Leaving Tasks Unfinished
15. Lack of Self-Discipline

MORE COMMON TIME WASTERS (IN RANK):

1. Planning (lack of).

2. Priorities (lack of)

3. Telephone interruptions

4. Cluttered/cluttered desk

5. Procrastination

6. Visitors

7. Lack of Self Discipline

8. Ineffective delegation

9. Attempting too much

10. Inability to say 'No'

The 80/20 Principle:

20% of activity gives 80% of results and 80% of
activity gives 20% of results (known as the Pareto
Principle).

  • Focus on the important few activities, not the trivial many.
  • Don't procrastinate
  • The key is self discipline.
  • "First we make habits, then habits make us."

"When we control our time, we master our life"

Good luck

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