I was with a friend yesterday and just talking about all the things happening in life. He asked me: “How do you manage to get time to do all this?” After pausing for a while, he reflected: “Aah, you are single!”
But I started thinking about it, and felt time management is indeed a lot important for all of us. We have Maya, but not everybody uses it to really plan their days! We have had time management sessions, yet we do not practice many techniques. Why is that so?
I believe that is largely because we are driven by urgency. We do not take out time to think! We do not take out time to plan the day / week / month. If we do, we fail to allot time to review and follow up. The urgent matters of the day just drive us.
I then looked up a nice article on A List Apart. It’s a story you may have heard of in a variation, but applied nicely to time management.
Also, MindTools has a very good collection of classic time management techniques and tips. Priorities, Todos, Goal Setting etc.
I invite you to take out half an hour every day and think about the day that went and the day that’s starting. This can transform your life!