WORK SMARTER, NOT HARDER.

Tik-tik-tik, that’s the sound that scares us the most when we have a deadline to meet. Time management is a skill that makes life as easy as ABCs. Time management, as the name suggests, is all about planning, scheduling, and having control over the different variants in your life. This practice helps you become more efficient and productive with your work. Planning out your day or week according to the precedence helps you complete and manage your time and life well. As a result, you’ll also learn the value of time in your life. Priority scheduling is a part of time management and a practice through which you plan your day or week according to the urgency of the activity or task to be completed. There are numerous benefits of time management, I have listed a few below:

1. Stress Relief 
2. More Time
3. Increased Opportunities
4. Completion of Task
5. Increased Success Rate

But what happens when you cannot manage your time? First, there is a lot of hustle-bustle in your life. You miss deadlines, workflow is interrupted, you don’t exactly fail, but the success rate of achieving your goals is slow. The quality of the work accomplished by you is also not up to the mark, it’s very average. You’ll stay stressed and anxious because of all this going on in your life. Hence, it’s better to plan and schedule your work. You can begin by making a timetable or to-do list which will automatically lessen your burden. 

TIPS

1. SETTING GOALS. 

Set achievable goals and work on them accordingly. Begin by making a plan so that you achieve it smoothly in an organized manner. Eliminate anything unnecessary from your schedule to save and allot time better.

2. TIME AUDIT.

Examine how much time you are spending and on what task. This will help you in organizing and preparing your to-do list or plan for the day or week. You can make use of time tracking applications to track and understand your time consumption with each task or activity.

3. PLANNER OR TO-DO LIST.

Planners and to-do lists organize stuff and help you manage tasks well. Planning adds structure to life. You know what to do and when. You will meet deadlines on time. Make plans and to-do lists according to the priority, importance, and urgency of the task. 

4. SUNDAY IS YOUR FRIEND. 

Sunday is the best day to plan your week. Also, planning ahead of time helps you stay stress-free and makes life a lot easier and simple. Things will fall into place and you'll have a set pace of life.

5. ORGANISE AND SET LIMITS THAT HELP YOU UNLEASH.

Set time limits and delete unnecessary tasks and activities. Focus on what's important and work on that. 

I hope the article helped you understand the significance of time and how to manage it to achieve your goals. Don't obsess over completing a specific task, instead plan and work smarter. Don't worry; you'll get a hold of this planning and organizing in a while. In the beginning, all of this might seem like a lot of work and changes, but soon you'll adjust to it and feel much better.