Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Time Management Could Be Your Enemy

Strange thing about time management is the more time you spend thinking about how to manage your time, the less time you have to manage. Time management can be friend or foe.

People have a misconception about time management. They think if they are spending as much time as possible to get things done at break neck speed they have good time management skills.

Time Management is not just about getting things done. It is about doing the right thing at the right time. Working smarter not harder.

For example, if you are reading and sending tweets on Twitter every hour you are busy.
However are you productive? My guess would be probably not. Sending two tweets a day would be great and you would be free to work on other items on your "To Do List."

Email is a huge Time Management problem. Do you feel every time Google sends an alert to your desktop you must check the old email? Well if you do you are not alone, but think about this if you check email every alert and tweet on the hour, you are really busy, but are you productive?
Tweeting and checking your email distracts you from the tasks at hand.

Every time we loose our focus we have to work harder to get back to our original level of concentration. In retrospect more time is lost, just because you are busy does not mean you
are practicing good Time Management skills.

Have a plan, make a To Do List, prioritize,and keep focused so you can utilize your time effectively. That is real Time Management.