Friday, September 26, 2008

THE CLASSIC TIME WASTERS & THEIR CAUSES

TIME WASTERS -------: CAUSES
Television ----------------: Uncontrolled entertainment
Unscheduled visitors --: Enjoyment of socialising
Phone calls --------------: Escaping real tasks
Crisis Management ----: Lack of planning
Breakdowns -------------: Lack of proper care
Health Breakdown -----: ?????
Haste ---------------------: Impatience with detail
Paper work & reading : Knowledge explosion
Routine & trivia --------: Lack of priorities
Undue socializing -----: Lack of priorities
Non Delegation --------: Fear of incompetence of others
Over Commitment -----: Broad Interests
Meetings ----------------: Poor leadership
Old Fashioned Tools : Resistance to change
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TIME MANAGEMENT

Some people do not plan their time because they feel that planning of tasks is wastage of time. They do not understand that by planning the tasks that they have to do , they are making an investment of time, which will double itself, then treble & so on…… In fact Planning takes the pain out of our daily life.

SOME OF THE DETERRENTS TO PLANNING ARE
# Ignorance
# Procrastination
# Sheer Habit
# Consider it as Time Wastage
# Too much overburdened
# Benefits not known
# Sheep Mentality
# Fear of Odd-Man-Out Syndrome
# Individual Resistance
# Consider it as Mechanical Activity


THE TEN MANTRAS FOR PLANNING FOR PERFECTION
# A place for everything
# Everything at its place
# Plan your day
# Write your plans
# Delegate work
# Attend first time to immediate not emergent
# Set goals & review them
# Learn single handling
# Put technology to use
# Use Brainstorming
# Use space


HOW TO SAVE TIME
# Plan your Day
# Plan your Week
# Plan your Month
# Plan your Year
# Learn to say No
# Be punctual
# Screen your phone calls
# Attend to " Urgent " before " Important"
# De-clutter your home & office
# Acquaint yourself with latest Time Management rules
# Don’t waste minutes to save coins
# A place for everything
# Learn single handling
# Manage your health