Time is precious. Time is the gift of God. Time is a blessing. So, to respect it and to manage it well is our moral obligation.

Let us add a quick overview of the Benefits of time management first.

The ability to effectively manage your time is significant. Good management of time leads to increased productivity and performance, less tension, and more success in life. Below is a summary of some advantages of efficiently managing time:

Having and following a schedule of tasks decreases anxiety. You will see that you are making tangible progress when you cross off things on your’ to-do’ list. It allows you to stop feeling nervous about whether you’re getting stuff done. Also, effective use of time allows you additional time to spend in your everyday life. People who can handle time efficiently enjoy spending more time on hobbies or other private pursuits.

Are you aware of the name Elon Musk? I would call him the wonderful human being of our century. Elon manages, his well-known brands, SpaceX, Tesla, he also spends time on The Boring Company and Open AI. Seems to be a busy person trapped into a hectic routine? Of course not.

He spends four days a week with his family. Seems interesting?

It is all about time management. By managing your time you can also do wonders. So now let us shortly see what are the best practices to manage your time well.

The Best Practices For Time Management

First of all,

Wake up early

We all get it 24 hours a day. While the number of hours in a day can not be changed, you can certainly try to wake up a little earlier to make your day longer than others. Ideally, to be at your maximum energy levels, your body needs 6-8 hours of sleep.

Start setting up your alarm 15 minutes earlier than before and, over time, raise the time frame. This extra time can be used to the workout, meditate, prioritize, or even follow a hobby. Gradually, you will increase your everyday efficiency and there will never be an issue with time management.

Correctly set goals

Set achievable and measurable goals. When setting objectives, use the SMART method. Make sure, in essence, that the objectives you set are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely.

Wisely prioritize

Prioritize assignments based on significance and urgency. Look at your daily tasks, for example, and determine which ones are, Important and urgent. Plan them wisely and prioritize them according to their urgency and importance. Leave the unimportant ones at the end, if these are not urgent and you can manage them later.

Set a deadline for completing a mission

Setting time limits to complete tasks allows you to be more concentrated and productive. It can also allow you to identify possible issues before they emerge by making a little extra effort to determine how much time you need to allocate for each mission. You will make arrangements for coping with them in that way. You know, though, that in the time left before the conference, you’ll only be able to get four of them finished. You will be able to quickly assign writing one of the reviews to someone else if you become aware of this reality well in advance. However, if you hadn’t bothered to do a time check on your assignments beforehand, until just an hour before the meeting, you could have ended up not understanding your time problem. At that point, it could be considerably harder to find someone to delegate one of the reviews to and harder for them to fit the assignment into their day, too.

Take a break in assignments

It is harder to remain focused and motivated when doing a lot of assignments without a break. To clear your mind and refresh yourself, allow some downtime between assignments. Try having a brief nap, taking a short stroll, or meditating.

Get yourself together

For more long-term time management, use your schedule. Write down the project deadlines, or for projects that are part of the overall project completion. Think about which days to commit to particular tasks would be best. For instance, you can need to arrange a meeting on a day when you know the CFO of the organization is available to discuss cash flow.

Using a to-do-list, but do not forsake duties

To accomplish the purpose or complete the project, all objectives and tasks are made up of smaller pieces that need to be achieved. For each objective and mission, build to-do lists, listing all the observable measures that need to be taken.

“In addition to keeping you focused, as you can see what you have already accomplished, and what remains, this also motivates you.”

Let us conclude with these words, that, by Waking up early in the morning, Correctly setting up goals, Wisely prioritizing and setting a deadline for completing a mission, and by getting yourself together with a to-do-list, you can maximize the long wished productivity in your life.

Follow these tips and best practices to achieve all of your goals in a shorter period.

Are you worried you cannot fulfill all you want within time? Remember this final quote by Zig Ziglar that,

“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”