Time management is very important. Time is a very important resource;
more valuable than money. What have you been doing with your time all this while?
A philosopher by the name Galileo once said; you cannot teach someone anything,
if that person doesn’t have an idea of what you want to teach him. Time can be
point back to the cradle of civilization 300 BC. Everyone has a time either on
their phone, silver, rubber or a gold platted wristwatch. We virtually use time
everyday of our lives; tho poorly managed. I would share some hints that would
help us manage our time better.
Most people are into government jobs where they resume work
at 8, do nothing throughout the working hours and close by 4. The 804 syndrome
has not only slowed the economy but we as individuals and employees. The system
in Nigeria especially is not working, but you as an individual what are you
doing in your bit to not only make things better, but to better yourself. I would
advice someone reading this write-up to get something doing if he/she is in a
government organisation that they resume work by 8, do nothing and close by 4
and still collect their salaries LOL. Try building your portfolio in those
wasted work hours. Take up online courses, read books, take an hour everyday to
thinks of ideas to better the organisational system and yourself. Some say they
don’t have time. Many Nigerians holding reasonable positions don’t even turn on
the news or read papers. You can imagine asking your representative about an
ongoing issue in the country and he would tell you he doesn’t know because he
is too busy working or so. Great men like Mark Zuckerberg the owner of facebook
said in his New Year resolution that, he would be committed to reading two
books monthly and meeting new people every day. If busy people like him can
still spare time, why not you? It only takes a deliberate decision. GF Kennedy
once said we must visit the moon. Years later this happened through commitment and
time dedication; this is to tell you how important time is. If you declare and
work, there is nothing impossible. If you can read and you don’t read, you are
worst than an illiterate.
Why do you need to manage time? Well it’s simply to do more
than you are doing already. Planning and organisation; when you plan for 1
minute, you have saved 9 minutes of implementing. Principle of trivial many and
vital few by Fred Pareto; solving the most challenging task first, before
solving the less important/challenging task. Some people want to solve easy
task first and end up not being able to solve the hard ones. There are also behavioral requirements in time management. Delegation of authority and listening to
people before you speak saves a lot of time of bad decision making that would
take time to amend. Everyone’s idea is important; Polaroide was discovered from
an 8 year old question. Always appreciate and encourage people, it helps them
to do better. Your health also needs over time management, nutrition is key;
eat both sweet and bitter fruits, not for the taste but for the nutritional
value. Good family life is also very important. Have time for your family, don’t
get too busy now and regret lots of time trying to mend things; observe your
family leisure and get pleasure. In conclusion I would like to share a
schematic method of time management by D. Eisenhover
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