Keeping to time is more than punctuality, it is focus. Many people have given \u2018time\u2019 their own synonyms, not because those are the lexicon meanings but because time indeed is limited and irreversible. For example, time is money, time is everything, etc.<\/p>\n
Effective time management\u00a0will earn you more respect, and you will be taken more seriously. For instance, if you arrive late for an interview, you are already at a disadvantage. Whether you like it or not, the interviewer will have a bad impression about you.<\/p>\n
Lateness is almost like a disease. Can we expect punctuality from others if we are consistently late or would we like to be kept waiting just like we keep others waiting?<\/p>\n
These days, 24 hours is hardly enough. Sometimes you just wish you can have extra hours to fulfill your tasks. There are times you are so busy you even forget to eat and you just notice you don\u2019t get to do all that you\u2019ve set out to do for the day.<\/p>\n
Time management helps you achieve more with less effort and like every other skill, it can be acquired. It is more about results than activities.<\/p>\n
Below are some tips.<\/p>\n
Keep a To-Do list, give timelines and follow through<\/strong><\/p>\n As cliche as this sounds, it is still a key to effective time management. This way you can be in control and even have a record of what you have done and what is yet to be done.<\/p>\n Prioritize<\/strong><\/p>\n Being efficient may not necessarily mean effectiveness. Some deliverables\u00a0will be more important and pressing than the others.<\/p>\n \u00ad\u00adSo much energy and time can be dedicated to unimportant tasks that will end up yielding nothing. \u00a0It is always better to concentrate more on the important tasks.<\/p>\n Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n You will achieve more if you plan. Abraham Lincoln\u2019s famous quote expressed thus \u201cGive me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.\u201d\u00a0focuses on smart work rather than hard work.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t Procrastinate<\/strong><\/p>\n No matter how tempting it is, don\u2019t do it. \u201cNever leave till tomorrow what you can do today\u201d.<\/p>\n Recap your activities for the day<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the fastest ways to learn from mistakes and improve is to recap past activates and results. You need to do this daily.<\/p>\n Get up to 7 to 8 hours sleep every night<\/strong><\/p>\n An extra hour of sleep can make a lot of difference. It can improve general health, daily productivity and reduce stress. A good night sleep leaves you refreshed and energetic for the day\u2019s errands.<\/p>\n Inability to manage your time effectively can cost you a lot. From poor reputation, to hindered career, missed deadlines, unproductive work flow, poor work quality and the list is endless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keeping to time is more than punctuality, it is focus. Many people have given \u2018time\u2019 their own synonyms, not because those are the lexicon meanings but because time indeed is limited and irreversible. For example, time is money, time is everything, etc. Effective time management\u00a0will earn you more respect, and you will be taken more… Continue reading Time Management is a Skill You Must Acquire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":{"title":"Time Management is a Skill You Must Acquire","author":"Anonymous","excerpt":"Keeping to time is more than punctuality, it is focus. Many people have given \u2018time\u2019 their own synonyms ...","featured_image":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-content\/uploads\/time-management-scaled.jpg","read_duration":"5","publication_date":"2020\/07\/21"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225,"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions\/225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlyvn.com.ng\/afriland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}