Time Management and Planning Skills
“It is vain to do with more what can be done with less” – William of Occam, the
originator of Occam’s razor
Pareto’s law states that 80 percent of our output is generated by 20 percent of our
efforts. Imagine if you could work less and gain more ground weekly than you have
been able to make up in the past few years. Time management is the key to this
personal management skill. All of the awesome and productive workers that I have
met successfully manage their time. You could probably work less and be much more
at peace with yourself with some quality time-management training.
Having time management skills is simply having the ability to recognize and solve
time management problems. It is as the old adage says, to never put off for later what
can be done right now. You can develop this personal management skill by keeping a
calendar and beginning to schedule everything. You heard right, everything. This
includes scheduling your free time and the time it takes to get from one meeting to
another.
Think about what happens when your scheduled meeting ends at 3:00pm and your
next appointment is scheduled for 3:00pm. You are either going to leave the first
meeting early or you will be late to your next appointment. You failed to schedule
travel time between the meetings. When you take the time to plan your day’s
activities and practice the discipline of following your daily plans you will develop
the ability to start and finish projects when you are supposed to. You will also become
much more adept at estimating how long a project or a task will take to accomplish. In
addition, whatever you do, do not procrastinate. Procrastination is the number one
offender against your ability to manage time.
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