Managing time effectively can not help one be more productive at work, but can also help one attain the right balance between personal commitments and family time. The key is discipline and cultivating ability to prioritise work.
- Prioritise work
A day may usually come that may not be that significant but can consume the majority of your time. So, its important to prioritise tasks in spite of additional activities and also should not be distracted by unnecessary email conversations.
- Alter off-work habits
Precise lifestyle changes like hitting bed early, a change in diet plans, exercising or meditation can help one to focus better and make one better at managing time for work as well as family.
- Plan milestones, not tasks
Professionals should not think of work as a bunch of daily tasks or activities, but as an initiative with a logical start and finish line with certain milestones that ascertain whether or not the work has been done successfully.
- Make time for important tasks
One should take out time from other, less important activities if the important tasks at hand take longer than expected.
- Review and reorder
Reviewing and taking stock of the week gone by can help one correct one's schedules or possible lapses. Make time to review your day, week or month to assess whether or not something needs to change in order to be more effective.
Source: The Economic Times, Tuesday, 31 December, 2013
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