Posted by If you are like most of us, you are constantly wondering how time went so fast. How the day ended and you were hardly started. Leonardo Da Vinci, the master artist, once said “Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.”
How many times do you find yourself with as long a To-Do list at the end of the day as you started with in the morning–and yet you have been busy all day?
Time management is closely related to attainment of goals – in fact, goals are sometimes defined as dreams with timelines. Goals can be either short or long term, so how you use your time determines how well you achieve them.
Here, I will share with you three simple tips you can use to better manage your time. By applying these tips, you will be able to get through your To-Do lists more efficiently, and therefore get to your long term goals faster.
- Know Where You Are Losing Time
- Prioritize Tasks
- Delegate When You Can
To know how to better manage your time, it’s imperative that you know where you are losing it. Map out your daily activities. Where do you lose the most time? It may be in your commute, your meetings, your meal options or even just socializing. If there is an activity you can cut back on without compromising on quality, do it. Use the time that you have freed up to do something that you enjoy and that contributes directly to your goals e.g. have a shorter lunch break and focus on sending out applications for your dream job or build on a specific skill.
Sometimes, in the rush of things, we realize that we have spent more time on things that are urgent at the cost of things that are important. Learn how to tell apart the urgent from the important. Most of the things you have to do are urgent but how many are important? Ideally, you should spend more and more time focusing on important issues as compared to urgent issues.
It is human nature to feel that if we do something ourselves, we have done it better or faster. This may or may not be true, but people who are the most efficient in using their time have also learnt to let go and delegate. Can you let someone else make breakfast while you learn a new language for your next job? Delegating not only frees up time, but allows those you delegate to build their skills and eventually, you can rely on them more and more.
Managing your time well is a process; you cannot master it in one day, but with these 3 tips to guide you, you are well on your way!
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