Time management

 Intro

Time management - using and organizing time effectively - is something all of us struggle with at some point. Scheduling tasks makes the most of our effort, even though it is not the case that we accomplish all at given time. It's not until one learns how tasks should be organized properly that everything makes perfect sense.

My story

For a week or so, I had plenty of free time. As I knew that I would have time beforehand, I looked for chances to dive into learning something really useful. Although with enough amount of all plans, resources, and time, I could not manage to cover even half of what I could do (at least I though I could). The factor I found to be reasonable for the situation is that we are the slaves of our habit of procrastination. So, what? Is it possible that we restrict ourselves from things we do by default when we have spare time? Is solution that easy?

Solution

No, I think this cannot be done easily. If the only thing we are able to change is ourselves, we should not do it forcefully and extremely fast. Or else it doesn't last long. Changing our habits step by step keeps us going without feeling restricted and anxious. Managing our time effectively by having strong feelings for our goals really helps to not give up in midway. 

Techniques come to help

As every other problem, time management also has many strategies. Below, I would like to introduce some I am thinking of applyng:

• Pomodoro. A well-known technique suggested for those who get burnout from assignments states to set timer for exact amount of time to focus on task on the hand and take a short break to do non-work after that. The point is both task and break should be exactly timed.
• Eisenhower matrix. This method works by sorting tasks into 2x2 matrix, which is composed of important&not important columns and urgent&not urgent rows. It works best for poeple who cannot seize the priority of assignments.
• Time blocking. If you are a type of person who finds it difficult to get everything done, this method is for you. In this technique you are asked to note almost every task you do in a calendar-like graph, but not for months, for hours of the day, which is called time-blocks.

All in all, living a balanced life needs proper way to manage our time. Mastering time management skill helps us to be more successful in every area of our life.