Title: TIME MANAGEMENT
1TIME MANAGEMENT
Carolyn Hensley McDowell County Retired
2Different people Different types of time
management
3If you are an Average American, in your lifetime
you will spend..
4Seven Years in the bathroom.
5Six Years Eating
6Five Years Waiting in Line.
7Three years in a meeting.
8Two years playing telephone tag.
9Eight months opening junk mail.
10Six months waiting at red lights.
11You will also.
12Get interrupted 73 times a day.
13Take an hour of work home each day.
14Read less than 5 minutes a day.
15Exercise less than 3 minutes a day.
16The average person can gain 2 hours per day
through the use of time management.
17No one works well under pressure.
18Why Time Management is Important.
19Bad time management STRESS
20Most people waste about 2 hours a day.
21Signs of wasting time
22Messy desk and cluttered files.
23Cant find things.
24Missed appointments.
25Tired/unable to concentrate.
26DO YOU EVER
27Start a job without thinking it through.
28Do unproductive things from habit.
29Fail to anticipate crises.
30Make unnecessary visits or phone calls.
31Socialize between tasks.
32Fail to build barriers against interruptions.
33THINGS TO DO TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER.
34Do important or unpleasant jobs first thing in
the morning.
35Use waiting time to do paperwork in small bits.
36Keep paper work in color-coded folders so that
you can find it quickly.
37Establish limits for things like phone calls and
reading email.
38THE PICKLE JAR THEORY
39Start with the rocks or the important items.
40Work on the pebbles (things you enjoy).
41Do the things you have to do (sand).
42Pickle Jar Theory Big things first Fill in with
smaller things and things you enjoy.
43THIRTEEN TIMELY TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE PERSONAL TIME
MANAGEMENT
441. Spend time planning and organizing.
452. Set goals.
463. Prioritize.
474. Use a to do list.
485. Be flexible.
496. Consider your biological prime time.
507. Do the right thing right.
518. Eliminate the urgent.
529. Practice the art of intelligent neglect.
5310. Avoid being a perfectionist.
5411. Conquer procrastination.
5512. Learn to say NO.
5613. Reward yourself.
57Be sure the use some kind of Time Management
system. You will have to choose for yourself,
what works for one wont work for everyone.
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