The challenge of time management…
One of my goals since last summer continues to be improving how I manage my time. Since I am headed for a career where success depends on using my time well, managing my own time and projects, it’s important to get good at it. The following quote captures my current challenge well:
“Effective time management is a conscious decision where we decide what is important and then plan our time and our lives around these things. The key is to use proactive thinking. Don’t wait and let time make its demands on you; instead, put yourself in the driver’s seat, and decide what you will do with your time.” (from Berkeley student site)
The biggest challenge is sometimes just deciding what is important, and setting aside time to focus on it. Too often I have a list of things in my head, then expect that time to get them done will simply happen. When I have an office where I spend most of my time every day they do end up happening. But as a student the truth is I don’t ever spend whole days in an office, so managing time and getting things done needs to be more intentional. But the key is–we don’t “find” time for things, we “make” time for them.
How do you manage your time? Any tricks for using time well?