Where is your time going? Are you using your time as efficiently as you could be? Managing time effectively requires judicious planning, prioritizing and some degree of self-discipline. It’s not an innate ability; it’s a skill that you can learn. We call the various distractions, mental rationalizations and unhappy accidents that somehow conspire to suck up time “time wasters.” Self-generated time wasters are those that come about as a result of your thoughts, feelings and actions, such as being disorganized, being unable to say “no” to tempting distractions, succumbing to the urge to procrastinate or feeling burned-out or apathetic. Environmental time wasters are those imposed upon you by the environment, such as unexpected visitors, interruptive phone calls, “no show” appointments or unproductive meetings. The rewards of efficient time management are great: less stress, less anxiety and better grades. So what can you do to get a handle on your time?
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