- 13 Mar, 2025
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Using Time Management As a Skill to Achieve Success
Time Management is the practice of planning and controlling of how you control your schedule. It could help you to be more productive and efficient and avoid missing deadlines. A famous Greek philosopher and naturalist once said “Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend”.
Being a student or corporate employee often feels like juggling a million things at once. Between classes, work responsibilities, assignments, extracurricular activities and a social life, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
“The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine” – Mike Murdock. Mastering time management is no longer a luxury—it’s an essential skill for success.
Effective time management empowers you to achieve your goals, reduce stress and cultivate a sense of control over your life. It is the key to staying on top of everything.
Why exactly does time management matter? Why is it important? How does having the skill impact our future? Why can’t we just live everyday as it comes without managing? Well, the truth is to excel you need to have good skills both in every aspect. In reference to the quote “Time management is life management” – Idowu Oyenikan. This simply means to go through life at excel at it, you need to be able to manage your time!
When you manage your time effectively, you can accomplish more in less time. Proactive planning and prioritsation minimises the feeling of being overwhelmed. Time management helps you allocate time for both professional and personal pursuits, it boosts enhanced decision-making. When you are not constantly rushing, you can make more thoughtful and informed decisions. In time management, there is the high probability for greater goal achievement. You have the opportunity of breaking down large goals into smaller manageable tasks, which makes them more realistic and attainable.
How do we go about time management? How do we start? Are there strategies to it? Are there steps to take? We know you have such questions, which is why we will be sharing key strategies for effective time management.
Planning and Prioritisation
To plan and prioritise involves setting clear goals which will help your short-term and long-term objectives. Create a schedule by using a planner, calendar or digital tool to map out your day, week and month. PS: your basic mobile phone calendar works just fine as a planner with reminders and notifications to keep you posted of your upcoming events when you register it in of course.
While doing the above, ensure to prioritise your most important tasks (MITs) and tackle them first, don’t just attend to every task as they come. Use techniques like the Eisenhower Matrix (urgent/important) to categorise tasks, divide complex projects into smaller, more manageable steps.
Organisation & Focus
Create a dedicated space (if you work or school remotely). This helps to minimise distractions and create a conducive environment for focused work. To minimise distractions, you can turn off notifications, limit social media use and find a quiet space to work or basically indulge in something that keeps you away from the noise and help you focus better. Practice time blocking which is basically time allotment for specific tasks. You can also use the pomodoro technique (e.g., 25 minutes) followed by a 5 minutes break or more, depending on you.
Efficiency & Effectiveness
Do not be afraid to delegate tasks when appropriate, if you are in the position to. Avoid overcommitting yourself. Tackle tasks promptly and avoid putting them off. Optimise your workflow by identifying and eliminating time wasting activities. Regularly review and adjust your time management strategies and make adjustments where needed.
Self-Care & Wellbeing
Ensure you get enough sleep. There is a time for many words and there is also a time for sleep. It will help you to maintain energy and focus, which you require to function well. Fuel your body with nutritious foods, take regular breaks to prevent burnout. Ensure to exercise regularly to enhance the cognitive function.
Time Management is a Skill, Not an Inherent Trait
It requires patience and consistent effort. Rome was not built in a day; you can most definitely not build time management skills in one.
By consistently implementing these key strategies we shared and gradually incorporating them into your daily life you will master time management, which will help you unlock your full potential – ultimately helping you achieve greater success in all aspects of your life.
Till next blog!