Time Management Tips for Unmanageable and Disorganized People
April 2, 2010
Filed under Project Management Tips
How do you know if you are in dire need of time management tips for unmanageable and disorganized people? Ask yourself: Do I feel as though I’m constantly busy and harassed and yet I never seem to get anything done? Why is it I can never find free time to do the things I want? Is my time even really my own? If you answered “yes,” “I don’t know,” and “no” — in that order — then it’s probably time to read up on helpful time management books or articles. One of the highly recommended books is “Time Management for Unmanageable People” by Anne Mcgee-Cooper.
Here are some time management tips that may help you manage time and enjoy a balanced life.
Organize and prioritize. Make a checklist of things to do. Finish each project before moving on to the next one rather than jumping from task to task, as this is counterproductive.
Deal with the deadliest deadlines first and work your way down to the least pressing item. You’ve probably heard it before: Start with the most difficult and the rest will seem that much easier to tackle. This time management tip doesn’t work for everyone though.
If you fall under that category, try doing it the other way around. Some prefer finishing all of the easy tasks first and getting them out of the way in order to focus more on the big task. Getting the smaller things done and seeing all those check marks on your to-do list can be very gratifying and could even give you the motivation you need to work on the bigger job at hand.
Pick a schedule and stick to it. You wouldn’t shirk on a meeting with the boss, would you? So treat every task as though it were an important and indispensable appointment.
The development of the discipline needed to give each the proper time of day is essential as well. But have some leeway for interruptions, social obligations, and personal emergencies, and even more for the bigger priorities so that you are not thrown off course and you don’t start panicking about your ruined schedule when something unexpected suddenly comes up.
Learn these time management tips for unmanageable and disorganized people and rein in your unruly calendar. Manage your time wisely and watch the rest of your life fall perfectly into place.
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If you want to streamline your task management, a good way to do it is get out one of those kitchen timers. Set the timer for 25 minutes and work while it’s ticking. Let everyone around you know that they’re not to disturb you until it stops ticking. Few things are important enough that they can’t wait 25 minutes. When the 25 minutes are up, stop working, no matter where you are with the task. Take a 5-minute break and unwind somehow. Then set the timer for another 25 minutes, and repeat. After 4 30-minute sessions, take a longer break (30-45 minutes). This has proven to be SO much more effective than just blocking off 4 hours of your day to work. Distractions creep in and that 4 hours can turn into 40 minutes of effective work.
If you’re interested in getting any more time management tips, I just started a time management consulting company. E-mail me at nate [at] cumalu.com if you might be interested in something like that.
great post as usual!