Time Management : 10 Tips for Managing Time Effectively

In today's fast moving world it became really important and difficult to manage and give some of your time to the people & things that we actually love especially if we are working professionals. In order to accomplishing things in lesser time, we begin to performing multitasking without having any proper planning which eventually end up only 50% of work is properly. Hence in order to achieve more and accomplish your work in lesser time we need a proper planning with proper time management. 

Time management & it's importance

Time management plays an important role in order to improve our productivity.

The process of planning, organizing and dividing your time to the specific activities in order to accomplish a major task is said to be a proper time management.

with proper time management 

• You got complete control over your time.
• You have a complete control over your personal and professional life.
• You are able to handle the complex problem of your life.
• Through proper time management you work smart not hard.

But implementing a proper time management in your daily life is not a easy tasks especially for college students, professionals and working moms. Hence here i will share you 10 tips to manage your time effectively.

Time management tips for students

1. Prepare  a proper schedule and follow it

Students can prepare a block of time schedule which they can use to prioritize their project and assignment. But remember during this time-block you need to give complete focus to the assignment task if possible put your phone somewhere else during this time period.

2. Avoid doing multitask

Majority of people believes that multitasks is a great time server but actually it's not. Performing multitasks can not only distract your mindset but also decreases the quality of your work. Always give priority to do one specific task at a time, if you need to complete your homework then focus on only completing your homework in the given specific time. This habit will not only improve your work quality but also improves your focus your quality of work as well.

3. Prepare your work area

Your work area play an important role in order to manage your time and stay productive some people prefer to work in cafe with a cup of coffee while some people like to work in a quite place. So choose your favorite place where you can work comfortably and put your necessary things in that place which will eventually reduce your time to finding things during the work.

4. Set a purpose for each study session

Now before starting your work you first need to set a purpose why you are performing this task or what are you learning from this assignment. This practice will help you not only to stay focus for your task but also makes your vision clear about your activity.

5. Eliminate all your distraction

This is the most important part, if you want to manage your time and stay productive. Eliminating distraction is not easy especially while performing some important tasks, But there are lots of apps and software out there which you can use to block all distractions for a particular time period. 

6. Have a break

Once you complete a task, give yourself  a little break according to your need by keeping the schedule or plan in your mind. But remember you can't use your phone more than 5 min during your break because it would be difficult for you to get back to your work with that same flow.

7. Analyze your work

It's important to track and analyze your routine and check if you properly following your plan if not then find out where you are losing and how you can improve on that part, and most importantly how you can save more time.

8. Reward yourself

If you followed all your scheduled plan and accomplish all your daily task then it's time to reward yourself. Rewarding yourself will keep you motivated to follow your scheduled plan.

9. Have a good sleep

It's important to have enough sleep after your hard work. Expert says that for a healthy mind 6-8 hours of sleep is enough. A mind with good sleep is capable of doing work effectively.

10. Exercise

You have already heard "Health is wealth" and to make your health wealthy, exercise is important. A 5 min of daily exercise not only improves your body metabolism but also increase your concentration power which will eventually helps you to accomplish your daily tasks in shorter span of time. 

Time management tips for working professionals

1. Schedule a plan

This tips works for every working professional, because whatever task you want to perform or whatever goal you want to achieve creating a strong plan is important. Creating and scheduling a strong plan will give you a clear vision about your day.

2. Do one task at a time

Majority of people thinks that multitasking is great time saver but in reality multitasking is a great energy and time drainer. So always focus on one task at a time which eventually improves your work quality.

3. Set a time limit to every tasks

Giving a timeline to every task will help you to improve your speed, but at initial level you may miss the dead line but don't compromise with the work quality with the time you will definitely improve speed.

4. Make a list based on priority

Always put tasks at first which have higher priority. This will help you to get an idea about how many important goals actually you need to achieve.

5. Delegate your low priority tasks

After preparing a list based on tasks priority always try to delegate low priority tasks to others, because this will not only save your valuable time but also improves your management skills.

6. Set a short break between every tasks

Scheduling a short break between every task will help you to regenerate your energy before performing to the next tasks.

7. Use productive tools

Now a days there are tons of tools out there in the market for saving your time and improving your productivity as well. Some of them are paid some are free all you need to find out which bests suit for you.  

8. Use your waiting period

Everybody in a life have to face a time period where they can't do anything but to wait, whether it's at the airport or may be at railway station you can use this time to answer your emails or schedule your meetings or analyze your work routine.

9. Block all your distractions

Its important to block all your distraction while doing a specific tasks. If you able to block all your distractions then you are able to win your half battle.

10. Take care of your health

In order to maximize your productivity you need to take care for your health. Sleep well eat healthy food and exercise everyday. 

Conclusion

Whether you are a student or a working professional time management is a way of upgrading better version for yourself. If your able to master the time management skill then you are able to control your life according to your desire.