Set Action Plan for Time Management
ByMonica Wilson
Posted Date: Saturday, February 24, 2007 | Viewed: 216
Obtaining mastery over your time begins with careful planning. Think of your planning as two types: long- and short-term. Long-term planning takes into account goals spanning from one to five years in the future, including such major events as moving into a new apartment, applying to grad school, purchasing a car and so on. Shortterm plans are much more immediate and cover events that will take place in the months, weeks or days ahead. Preparing for a physics exam, purchasing a new computer and compiling a research bibliography might all be considered goals to be met through short-term planning. The first thing to do is to start and maintain a “to do” list. You’ll actually need two lists: a daily list itemizing all the tasks needed to attain the goals of your short-term plans, and a master list specifying what needs to be done for your long-term ones. Keep these lists handy; whenever you think of something else you have to do, jot it down before you forget. If you’re ever confused about what chore to tackle next, refer back to your list. With each task that you complete, give yourself the satisfaction of scratching it off the list.
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