TIME MANAGEMENT

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

	Due soon	Not due
important	1	2
Not important	3	4