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Time
Management
A Lesson In Time Management
That’s Worth Your Time .
By Saransh Gupta
But How Do You Know That It
Is Worth Your Time??
ns
That’s Precisely The Question We
Wish To Answer Today
ns
So, Lets Begin With
WHAT IS TIME??
ns
Time Is An Illusion
We Use To Relate
Between The Past,
Future And The Present
So Why Do We Save It???
Coz Time Is An Investment
Which Leads The Present Into The Future
Let Me Tell You What All I’ve Done Since Morning
I Woke Up
I Woke Up At 8
I Brushed
I Woke Up At 8
I Brushed
Some Private Stuff
I Woke Up At 8
I Brushed
Some Private Stuff
Then I Played Video-Games
I Woke Up At 8
I Brushed
Some Private Stuff
Then I Played Video-Games
Then Breakfast
I Woke Up At 8
I Brushed
Some Private Stuff
Then I Played Video-Games
Then Breakfast
Video-Games
I Woke Up At 8
I Brushed
Some Private Stuff
Then I Played Video-Games
Some other private stuff
Video-Games
And Thus Goes The Everyday Of My Student Life
This Is Poor Time
Management
So, Where Do You Invest Time??
The Best Place To Invest In Is The Future
Always Maintain Today’s Savings For Tomorrow
Carry a schedule and record all your thoughts,
conversations and activities for a week. This will help you
understand how much you can get done during the course
of a day and where your precious moments are going. You'll
see how much time is actually spent producing results and
how much time is wasted on unproductive thoughts,
conversations and actions.
Any activity or conversation that's important to your
success should have a time assigned to it. To-do lists get
longer and longer to the point where they're unworkable.
Appointment books work. Schedule appointments with
yourself and create time blocks for high-priority thoughts,
conversations, and actions. Schedule when they will begin
and end. Have the discipline to keep these appointments.
Plan to spend at least 50 percent of your time
engaged in the thoughts, activities and
conversations that produce most of your
results.
Schedule time for interruptions. Plan time to
be pulled away from what you're doing. Take,
for instance, the concept of having "office
hours." Isn't "office hours" another way of
saying "planned interruptions?
Take the first 30 minutes of every day to plan
your day. Don't start your day until you
complete your time plan. The most important
time of your day is the time you schedule to
schedule time.
Take five minutes before every call and task to decide what
result you want to attain. This will help you know what
success looks like before you start. And it will also slow
time down. Take five minutes after each call and activity to
determine whether your desired result was achieved. If
not, what was missing? How do you put what's missing in
your next call or activity?
Put up a "Do not disturb" sign when
you absolutely have to get work done.
Practice not answering the phone just because it's ringing
and e-mails just because they show up. Disconnect instant
messaging. Don't instantly give people your attention
unless it's absolutely crucial in your business to offer an
immediate human response. Instead, schedule a time to
answer email and return phone calls.
Block out other distractions like Facebook and
other forms of social media unless you use
these tools to generate business.
Remember that it's impossible to get
everything done. Also remember that odds are
good that 20 percent of your thoughts,
conversations and activities produce 80
percent of your results.
Time management is an investment in your future

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Time management is an investment in your future

  • 2. A Lesson In Time Management That’s Worth Your Time . By Saransh Gupta
  • 3. But How Do You Know That It Is Worth Your Time??
  • 4. ns That’s Precisely The Question We Wish To Answer Today
  • 5. ns So, Lets Begin With WHAT IS TIME??
  • 6. ns Time Is An Illusion We Use To Relate Between The Past, Future And The Present
  • 7. So Why Do We Save It???
  • 8. Coz Time Is An Investment
  • 9. Which Leads The Present Into The Future
  • 10.
  • 11. Let Me Tell You What All I’ve Done Since Morning
  • 13. I Woke Up At 8 I Brushed
  • 14. I Woke Up At 8 I Brushed Some Private Stuff
  • 15. I Woke Up At 8 I Brushed Some Private Stuff Then I Played Video-Games
  • 16. I Woke Up At 8 I Brushed Some Private Stuff Then I Played Video-Games Then Breakfast
  • 17. I Woke Up At 8 I Brushed Some Private Stuff Then I Played Video-Games Then Breakfast Video-Games
  • 18. I Woke Up At 8 I Brushed Some Private Stuff Then I Played Video-Games Some other private stuff Video-Games
  • 19. And Thus Goes The Everyday Of My Student Life
  • 20. This Is Poor Time Management
  • 21. So, Where Do You Invest Time??
  • 22.
  • 23. The Best Place To Invest In Is The Future
  • 24. Always Maintain Today’s Savings For Tomorrow
  • 25. Carry a schedule and record all your thoughts, conversations and activities for a week. This will help you understand how much you can get done during the course of a day and where your precious moments are going. You'll see how much time is actually spent producing results and how much time is wasted on unproductive thoughts, conversations and actions.
  • 26. Any activity or conversation that's important to your success should have a time assigned to it. To-do lists get longer and longer to the point where they're unworkable. Appointment books work. Schedule appointments with yourself and create time blocks for high-priority thoughts, conversations, and actions. Schedule when they will begin and end. Have the discipline to keep these appointments.
  • 27. Plan to spend at least 50 percent of your time engaged in the thoughts, activities and conversations that produce most of your results.
  • 28. Schedule time for interruptions. Plan time to be pulled away from what you're doing. Take, for instance, the concept of having "office hours." Isn't "office hours" another way of saying "planned interruptions?
  • 29. Take the first 30 minutes of every day to plan your day. Don't start your day until you complete your time plan. The most important time of your day is the time you schedule to schedule time.
  • 30. Take five minutes before every call and task to decide what result you want to attain. This will help you know what success looks like before you start. And it will also slow time down. Take five minutes after each call and activity to determine whether your desired result was achieved. If not, what was missing? How do you put what's missing in your next call or activity?
  • 31. Put up a "Do not disturb" sign when you absolutely have to get work done.
  • 32. Practice not answering the phone just because it's ringing and e-mails just because they show up. Disconnect instant messaging. Don't instantly give people your attention unless it's absolutely crucial in your business to offer an immediate human response. Instead, schedule a time to answer email and return phone calls.
  • 33. Block out other distractions like Facebook and other forms of social media unless you use these tools to generate business.
  • 34. Remember that it's impossible to get everything done. Also remember that odds are good that 20 percent of your thoughts, conversations and activities produce 80 percent of your results.