Use Time Properly

The twenty-four hours in a day may seem a lot, but in our practical day- to- day experience we often feel that there is never enough time to do all the things that we want to do. How can we utilise our time in such a way that we can get the most out of those twenty-four hours?

 

A succesful businessman once said," If you want to be successful in life you have to sacrifice either sleep or televison or both,"

 

There is much wisdomn in these words. To utilise time wisely the first thing we can do is to become conscious of where we are not using time wisely - in other words: where we feel we are wasting time. Television has brought many good things, but it can usurp much of our precious time unnecessarily. We can use this time to do something constructive or by doing something good for mankind.

 

Sleep is absolutely neccesary and indispensable. But sometime we tend to indulge ourselves in getting more sleep than we actually need- especially on the weekend. So if we really want to be sucessful in any important work or any business plan or any personal life planning, we may have to become more economic in our sleeping behaviour. Eight hours of sleep are recommended for sound health. We can gradually reduce the amount of the sleep we need. From eight hours it can become seven hours, six hours or even five or four hours, depending on our capacity. Meditation gives us inner peace, which can subsitute an amount of outer sleep. It is said that a moment of real inner peace which can expereince in deep meditation can replace several hours of sleep.

 

We can change activity once in a while. By changing actiivity we give ourselves a break. Everything becomes boring and tedius after a while, so if we venture into a new activity the mind gets new enthusiasm and energy. That new joy and energy will also help us to work much more concentrated and effectively. "Rest is change of activity" . If we know how to apply this little phrase of wisdom in our day to day lives, we will be taking a big step forwards towards the fulfillment of our dreams.

Time Management

First, write on blank sheet the six most important tasks you have to do tomorrow. Second, put them in order of their importance. Third, pull the sheet out the first thing tomorrow morning and begin working on item one. Fourth, when you finish it. do item two, then item three. Do this untill quitting time. Don't worry if you finish only two or three, or even if you finish only one item. You'll be working on the most important ones first. Fifth, take the last five minutes of each working day to make out a new list for the next day's tasks."

If you need help with priortisation, categorise each commitment as either" must do ", " should do", or "would like to do ". Works like a charm.