Time Management ? “ But there are too many hours in a day!”

The collective request You work from 9.00 – 17.00 You work 40 hours a week

You work from 9.00 – 17.00

You work 40 hours a week

Being Effective vs. Being Efficient Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals. Effeciency is performing a giving task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible.

Effectiveness is doing the things that get you closer to your goals.

Effeciency is performing a giving task (whether important or not) in the most economical manner possible.

Pareto and His Garden: 80/20 and freedom from Futility Vilfredo Pareto (1848 – 1923) Pareto’s Law (80/20 principle) More examples: 80% of the consequences flow from 20% of the causes 80% of the results come from 20% of the effort 80% of company profits come from 20% of the products and customers.

Vilfredo Pareto (1848 – 1923)

Pareto’s Law (80/20 principle)

More examples:

80% of the consequences flow from 20% of the causes

80% of the results come from 20% of the effort

80% of company profits come from 20% of the products and customers.

The 9 – 5 illusion and Parkinson’s Law 9.00 – 17.00 is arbitrary Parkinson’s Law: “ A task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.”

9.00 – 17.00 is arbitrary

Parkinson’s Law:

“ A task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.”

Conclusions Limit the tasks to the important to shorten work time (80/20) Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important (Parkinson’s Law)

Limit the tasks to the important to shorten work time (80/20)

Shorten work time to limit tasks to the important (Parkinson’s Law)

Ask yourself If you had a heart attack and had to work two hours a day, what would you do? What are the top-three activities that you use to fill time to feel as though you have been productive? Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”

If you had a heart attack and had to work two hours a day, what would you do?

What are the top-three activities that you use to fill time to feel as though you have been productive?

Learn to ask, “If this is the only thing I accomplish today, will I be satisfied with my day?”