Fantastic Suggestions For Conquering The Five Surprising Time Management Myths

February 22, 2010

Acclaimed author Stephen Covey told us that one of the seven habits of highly effective people is the ability to manage time correctly. People look at the management of time from different perspectives and there are lots of misconceptions associated. Here are some of the myths that we hear regularly, associated with time management:

1. The assumption that “plenty of time” is available and you can put something off indefinitely. This is never acceptable, as every block of time is equally valuable to you. If you have something to do and are assuming that you will have “plenty of time” left for this later, you may be forgetting to heed the requirements of “Murphy’s Law.” If you have it scheduled now, get it out of the way.

2. Assuming that you can’t handle every thing that you have to do. You may think that you are unable to handle everything that’s “on your plate,” while others may seem to breeze through this without a problem. The answer is that you are not prioritising correctly and must organise your time much more efficiently. Everything will fit in.

3. Concluding that as you are so busy, you must reallocate tasks to a time in future. It is a fact of life that we all subconsciously tend to place an additional perceived value on the time “right now,” as we all tend to live in the present. In truth, each block of time available to you is of equal importance and you need to stop procrastinating.

4. Believing that we don’t have to do something now, as it is not important. Management of time is all about making a plan and sticking to it. No matter how trivial the task may seem when your mind focuses on it, if you have already scheduled and prepared your plans correctly, it is important that you tick each task off and complete every project in full. Unless you do this, you just cannot be ultimately efficient.

5. Believing that it is impossible to reschedule. From time to time there will definitely be reasons why you must reschedule, so you have to realise this. Additional information or external triggers could come to bear on the project that you are working with, necessitating a reschedule while you get information pertinent to the problem, or for any other variety of reasons. Rescheduling is acceptable, unless you are procrastinating, or are not sure whether the project you are working on has any importance any more, and so on.

At this point, online time management tools can really help you focus on achieving your time management objectives. The highly effective people that we hear about are using time tracking software to ensure that they are “on point.” Don’t believe any of those myths that you may hear. In our modern society, time management software will show you how efficient you are being in your daily life. The author Covey referred to those highly effective people, with the emphasis on the word “highly.” You cannot do anything by halves, especially when it comes to the management of time.

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