Truly management?

Truly management?

By Felicia Paraschivoi

Long hours are not a substitute for efficiency. Tasks not worth doing at all are not worth doing well.

—Alexander R. Margulis

Time.

Establishing acceptable goals, becoming organized, delegate, relax, and recharge are the basic keys to good time management. Time management challenges include procrastination and perfectionism. When we put off chores (usually unpleasant jobs), we increase our anxiety, which delays our work even more. If we insist on perfection in every task, we limit our chances of success. As unexpected as its sounds, the enemy of good is perfection.

• Setting goals is critical for personal success. Everyone has both immediate and long-term objectives. Short-term aims or activities often take priority over long-term goals, causing people to never achieve their life goals.

• Organizing entails the management of both objects and time. Both are necessary to attain your goals. Usually we waste time looking for important information. We waste time doing routine tasks such as reading emails. We become overwhelmed by the number of tasks we must complete and become concerned about incomplete tasks. It's difficult to distinguish between critical and non-critical tasks.

• Allow yourself to delegate so that others can improve their leadership abilities. Others are capable of performing various tasks as well as (or better than) you. Don't waste your time on something that someone else could accomplish better or faster.

• In today's overscheduled, overstimulated society, we often neglect the importance of mental relaxation, leisure, and time with friends and family.

• Time management techniques that are realistic can boost productivity and improve overall quality of life. Accept the fact that you are a human, not a supernatural creature. Allow yourself time to relax, even if it means doing nothing. Don't make excuses. In both professional and personal settings, a brain that gets enough "downtime" performs better.

“Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.”

― Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married