Some Time Management Hints in a Busy Life
by Craig Lock
SOME TIME MANAGEMENT HINTS FOR A BUSY LIFE
by Craig Lock
THE MOST COMMON TIME WASTERS, I believe, are:
1. Telephone Interruptions 2. Drop-in Visitors 3. Meetings4. Crisis Management 5. Lack of Objectives, Priorities a Daily plan6. Cluttered Desk, Personal Disorganization. 7. Ineffective Delegation 8. Attempting too Much at Once 9. Lack of Clear Communication 10. Inadequate, Inaccurate Delayed Information 11. Indecision and Procrastination 12. Confused Responsibility and Authority. 13. Inability to Say "No". 14. Leaving Tasks Unfinished 15. Lack of Self-Discipline
MORE COMMON TIME WASTERS (IN RANK):
1. Planning (lack of).
2. Priorities (lack of)
3. Telephone interruptions
4. Cluttered/cluttered desk
5. Procrastination
6. Visitors
7. Lack of Self Discipline
8. Ineffective delegation
9. Attempting too much
10. Inability to say 'No'
The 80/20 Principle:
20% of activity gives 80% of results and 80% ofactivity gives 20% of results (known as the ParetoPrinciple).
* Focus on the important few activities, not thetrivial many.* Don't procrastinate * The key is self discipline. * "First we make habits, then habits make us."
"When we control our time, we master our life"
Good luck
Craig Lock
This extract is from Craig's first published book HANDBOOKTO SURVIVE - a collection of writings on various subjectsto help every man or woman survive in a rapidly changing,uncertain world. It's a book Craig wrote that transformedhis own life. You can do the same by ordering at:http://www.nzenterprise.com/writer/books.html orhttp://www.novelty-gift.com/ebooks.html
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