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2 Benefits of time management Efficient Successful Healthy

Time Management 3 Obstacles to effective time management Unclear objectives Disorganization Inability to say “no”

Time Management 4 Obstacles to effective time management Interruptions More interruptions Periods of inactivity

Time Management 5 Obstacles to effective time management Too many things at once Stress and fatigue All work and no play

Time Management 6 What can we do? Recognize that obstacles exist Identify them Employ strategies to overcome

Time Management 7 Set goals Specific Measurable

Time Management 8 Achievable Realistic Time-based Set goals Specific Measurable

Time Management 9 Prioritize Do Delegate Delay Delete

Time Management 10 Prioritize 1.Address the urgent 2.Accomplish what you can early 3.Attach deadlines to things you delay

Time Management 11 Organize

Time Management 12 Learn when to say “NO” You can’t do everything Don’t undertake things you can’t complete Remain consistent to your goals

Time Management 13 Use your waiting time On public transportation At the doctor’s office Waiting for your plane On hold When you are early

Time Management 14 Use your waiting time Correspondence Letters or memos Books or tapes

Time Management 15 Concentrate on the task at hand Focus on your goal Tune out interruptions

Time Management 16 Consider your personal prime time Morning? Evening? Late night?

Time Management 17 Celebrate your success

Time Management 18 Review Set goals Prioritize Organize Learn when to say “NO” Use your waiting time Concentrate on the task at hand Consider your personal prime time Celebrate success

Time Management 19 The Big Rocks of Life

Time Management 20 Planning Failing to plan is planning to fail Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!

Time Management 21 A desk

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Time Management 23 Organise things

Time Management 24 Scheduling Yourself You don’t find time for important things, you make it Everything you do is an opportunity cost Learn to say “No”

Time Management 25 Avoiding Procrastination Doing things at the last minute is much more expensive than just before the last minute Deadlines are really important: establish them yourself!

Time Management 26 Everyone has Good and Bad Times Find your creative/thinking time. Defend it ruthlessly, spend it alone, maybe at home. Find your dead time. Schedule meetings, phone calls, and mundane stuff during it.

Time Management 27 The four-quadrant TO DO List Important Not Important Due Soon Not Due Soon

Time Management 28 Hear me Now, Believe me Later Being successful doesn’t make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful.

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