Poor time management issue
I think I’m quite poor in time management. And poor time management (instead of the current economical situation) triggers a lot of stress in me!
You see, I’m one person with a plenty of plans going on in my head, and always feel that I’m oh-so-busy. I always have a one-day or one-week to-do list in front of me everyday. However, I can’t seem to be able to cross out all the items within the time frame I set for myself. 
A typical scenario would be this: I have listed task A, task B, task C and task D to be and should be completed in a day. Somehow, while I’m working on task A, task E came across my mind, I will then insert task E between task B and task C. And when I finally completed task B, I thought of task F and immediately get onto it. At the end of the day, task C and task D have to be postponed to the following day. How can I not feel stressed out when, at the end of the week, I found myself left with more undone tasks than done ones! You see how poor time management can hamper one’s productivity and performance, and inevitably increase the stress level?
So, are you facing the same time management issue like me? Then, perhaps the time management tips below can help us improve our performance and productivity at work, and make us feel better about ourselves.
- Prioritize your time by rating tasks based on importance and urgency. Redirect your time to those activities that are important and meaningful to you.
- Time management is basically about being focused. Save time by focusing and concentrating on the task in front of you, e.g. it is best to turn off the internet line when you are writing an article to avoid distraction of coming e-mails etc.
- Deal with procrastination by using a day planner, breaking large projects into smaller ones, and setting short-term deadlines.
- Manage your commitments by not over- or under-committing. Don’t commit to what is not important to you.
Most importantly, realize that time management is about getting results, not about being busy. It should be a reasonable approach to accomplish tasks or to solve problems. Each and everyone of us has a peak time when we are able to focus and work very efficiently, and a time when we tend to slow down and our minds wander. For me, I tend to work better in the second halve of the day. So tap onto these natural cycles to do the more difficult tasks when we are the sharpest and most focused.
