Time management is the act or process of planning and exercising conscious control over the amount of time spent on specific activities

1. Time Management
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3. Time Management Skills
I. Make a list
II. Set deadlines
III. Stop multi-tasking
IV. Delegate
responsibilities
V. Use your downtime
VI. Reward yourself
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4. Make a List
The thing about making lists is that you actually have to use
them.
You may want to set reminders on your phone and
computer.
Prioritize yours and others’ needs and plan accordingly.
You might even want to make three lists - personal, home
and work.
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5. Set Deadlines
Set a deadline and try your best to stick to it.
Set your deadline a few days before the task
absolutely has to be done.
This allows for the possibility that other things will
get in the way, but also allow for you still to get the
task done.
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6. Stop Multi-tasking
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Multitasks often seem to think they get more
accomplished, but it’s not always the most
productive or efficient route.
Let’s face it, our minds work better when we
are truly able to focus and concentrate on one
thing.

7. Delegate Responsibilities
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8. Use Your Downtime
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Using all of your downtime for planning and
prioritizing is bad and can lead to increased
stress and burnout.
If you find yourself sitting in early morning
traffic, start prioritizing your day or making plans
for dinner.
If you have opportunities like these make the
best of them, but also remember to use them for
relaxation as needed.

9. Reward yourself.
When you accomplish something, celebrate it! How you
celebrate is up to you.
Make sure it’s something you really enjoy, don’t do it in
excess
Time management skills are an essential part of making
your day just a little easier. Find what works for you and stick
to it.
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10. The Key to Good Time Management
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Understanding the Difference between Urgent and Important
‘Urgent’ tasks demand your immediate attention, but whether
you actually give them that attention may or may not matter.
'Important' tasks matter and not doing them may have serious
consequences for you or others.

11. Examples
Answering the phone is urgent
Going to the dentist regularly is important
Picking your children up from school is both urgent and important.
Reading funny emails or checking Facebook is neither urgent nor
important.
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This distinction between urgent and important is the key to prioritizing your
time and your workload, whether at work or at home.

12. Stay Calm and Keep Things in Perspective
Stay calm.
Going home or getting an early night, so that you are fit for
tomorrow
Take a moment to pause and get your life and priorities into
perspective
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13. Why use time management skills?
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Manage your time
Sometimes it may seem that there isn't enough time to do
everything that you need to. This can lead to a buildup of stress.
Adjust your routine and patterns of behavior to reduce any time-
related stress in our lives.

14. What skills are required for effective time
management?
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Some of these skills including
• Setting Goals
• Prioritizing
• Avoiding Procrastination
• Breaking Down Tasks
• Persevering
• Organizing your time

15. Advantages of using a ‘To Do’ list
Focuses your mind on important objectives
You are less likely to forget to do tasks
Writing a list helps order your thoughts
It saves time and helps show the bigger picture
It helps you decide on priorities: the most important and the
most urgent
You always have something to work on
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17. Prioritizing
Efficiency and effectiveness are different.
Differentiate also between urgent and important tasks:
an urgent task may not necessarily be important!
Avoiding Procrastination
'Your fear of doing things' you don't want to do
Taking action generates the impetus for further action
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19. Persevering
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Learn how to take a positive attitude towards frustration and
failure.
The people who have achieved the most have made the most
mistakes!
Work at effective strategies to deal with pressure

20. Organizing your time
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Identify areas of your life where you are wasting
time
• Use a time log. Choose a typical week
• First you need to make up a chart for the next
seven days divided into half hour intervals
starting at the time you get up and finishing at
the time you go to bed.
• Write down what you did in each half hour of
the day for the next seven days.

21. Questions. Please
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22. Stop multi-tasking