Essentials in Time Management
Life is filled with essentials, and if we do not have
the ingredients to make it work, then we are out of luck. Time management is
one of the most important essentials in our life. If you think about it, we
have 24- hours in each day, and seven or eight of those hours are used up in
sleep. One of the golden rules is “Sufficient for each day, for no one knows
tomorrow.” This is very true, because we do not know if a hurricane will wipe
out our neighborhood, or if an act of disaster will hit our area and change all
the plans, we made. So the steps to finding essentials in time management
should be evaluated carefully. Planning is one of the elements to managing
time, yet plans can change. This is why it is important to make a list of the
tasks you are assigned and complete them as soon as possible. Once you finish
your task, it becomes easier and you can move on to other tasks. You can start
by reviewing emails and notes, since the two are essential ingredients that
make time management work.
Email
Essentials at Work
If you work at a company that offers an email account
and most of your business is handled via Internet, then you know that excessive
emails are annoying. Customer accounts, contracts, and other important documents
we do not want to loose, so to keep your mailbox from piling up, it is smart to
only give your email address to clients. We can avoid emails piling up by not
providing information to advertisements that ask for our information. If you
want to place, an order for a product be sure to use an email account that does
not send out information over the Internet. Many companies have a managing
program that works to save time. Databases often store valuable information,
and should be maintained. If you store information on the database, be sure to
delete or store old files in a different area, so you can save time. If your
email accounts only stores documents that are important to your business, you
can save not only time, but also you can spare yourself from liabilities that
may creep up. It depends on the company and what type of email account they
require the employee to use, but Microsoft Outlook includes features such as
address books, business and other features that help the user stay organized.
Essential Notes
Notes are essential since they
too play a role in time management. Learning the techniques to taking good
notes is a start in the right direction. When we take good notes, we are able
to stay organized and run our life smoothly. If you attend a lot of meetings,
it might be wiser to meet with the parties attending the meeting before it
starts. This can help manage time by informing the co-workers ahead of the game
what the meeting entails, as well as enabling you to take notes before the
meeting starts.
Essentials in time management
also include taking time out for yourself, preparing, keeping your priorities
in order, and working toward the goals you set.
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