Time Management

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One main idea to remember in the

process of developing your time management strategy is to be flexible in your

planning. Allow for the unexpected. The only sure thing in your schedule is

that the unexpected will happen.

Following these three steps with the help of some time management skills will

help you use your time more effectively, and a little more time is something

we could

all use!

Organizing

In the morning or even the night before, make a list

of everything you want or need to do for that day (if done the night before,

what you want to do the following day). It is not necessary to prioritize

at this time. Don't even think about which jobs are the most important--

just write down everything you can think of. Right now you are just brainstorming.

Sometimes, it is good to list tasks or "things to do" over the next 5-7 days.

This can help plan longer projects (i.e., more than one day) better. Besides

that, none of us is perfect,

and there will be days when we may forget or just don't feel like doing

some things. Giving yourself more than one day to do a project gives you more

flexibility

(and more room for error).

Prioritizing

Now that you have written everything down, the next step is to rew

rite your list in order of priority, with the intention

of doing higher priority tasks first and working your way down the list. You

will usually find that a lot of this is done for you if ....[MORE]