Organization of Time

Good time management is essential to your success. With an effective time planner and the master list, you can achieve any goal you set your mind to. These are standard time managing tools and techniques you should practice for maximum productivity and good personal organization. Each one takes a little time to learn and master, but it will reward you with greater efficiency and effectiveness for the rest of your life.

1. Use a Time Planner

The first time management tool you need is a time planner that contains everything you need to plan and organize your life. The best time planners, whether loose-leaf or electronic, allow you to plan for the year, month, week, and day. A good time planner will include a master list where you can capture each task, goal, or desired action as it comes up. This master list then becomes the core of your time planning system. From this master list, you assign individual tasks to different months, weeks and days.

2. Work from the List

Every effective manager works from a daily master list. It is the most powerful tool ever discovered for maximum productivity and is one of the best ways to help achieve your SMART goals. When you create your daily list, you start by writing down every single task you intend to complete during the day. The rule of thumb is that the very first day you start using your list, you will increase your effectiveness by 25%.

That means you’ll have an extra two hours of productive time in an eight-hour day from the simple act of writing down a list of everything you need to do before you start work. With a list, you can bring order out of chaos faster than any other time management tool.

3. Organize by Priority

Once you have a master list of daily activities, the next step is to prioritize that list. Consider using a time management matrix to determine which tasks are truly urgent and important. Once your master list is organized, it becomes a map that guides you from morning to night in the most efficient and effective way. This guide will tell you what you need to do and what is more or less important. You will soon get into the habit of using your list as a plan for the day. Read this post on eating that frog for more tips.