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TIME MANAGEMEN

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Remember that time is money

Ben Franklin, 1748

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Introduction

• Time must be explicitly managed, just like money

• Much of this won’t make sense until later (too late?)

• Lightning pace, heavy on techniques

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Obstacles to effective time management

Unclear objectives

Disorganization

Inability to say “no”

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Obstacles to effective time management

Interruptions

More interruptions

Periods of inactivity

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Obstacles to effective time management

Too many things at once

Stress and fatigue

All work and no play

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What can we do?

Recognize that obstacles exist

Identify them

Employ strategies to overcome

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Organize

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One Good Thief is Worth Ten Good Scholars….!!

Think upon this….

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Why Time Management is Important…??

• “The Time Famine”

• Bad time management = stress

• This is life advice

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Inspiration“If you can dream it, you can do it”

Walt Disney

• Disneyland was built in 366 days, from ground-breaking to first day open to the public.

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Planning

• Failing to plan is planning to fail

• Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester

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TO Do Lists

• Break things down into small steps

• Like a child cleaning his/her room

• Do the ugliest thing first

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Procrastination“Procrastination is the

thief of time”

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Use your waiting time

• On public transportation• At the doctor’s office• Waiting for your plane • On hold• When you are early

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Celebrate your success

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Review• Set goals• Prioritize• Organize• Use your waiting time• Consider your personal prime time• Celebrate success

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Recommended Readings

• The One Minute Manager, Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, Berkeley Books, 1981, ISBN 0-425-09847-8

• The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey, Simon & Schuster, 1989, ISBN 0-671-70863-5

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