How to Use Time Management in the Workplace

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Accept the truth:. Get to work at least a half an hour earlier than usual everyday.. Prepare a list of to-do activities.

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Accept the truth:

Step 1

Accept the truth:

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Get to work at least a half an hour earlier than usual everyday.

Step 2

Get to work at least a half an hour earlier than usual everyday.

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Prepare a list of to-do activities.

Step 3

Prepare a list of to-do activities.

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Write down the tasks to finish, as they occur to you.

Step 4

Write down the tasks to finish, as they occur to you.

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Prioritize the tasks and label them with 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C (high, medium, low p

Step 5

Prioritize the tasks and label them with 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C (high, medium, low priority):

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Once you have completed all the above steps, all you need to do now is get to wo

Step 6

Once you have completed all the above steps, all you need to do now is get to work and start checking off items when you finish.

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Any task that you do not finish on that day get carried forward to the next day

Step 7

Any task that you do not finish on that day get carried forward to the next day and so on.

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Get a small notebook.

Step 8

Get a small notebook.

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Write down everything you have to finish.

Step 9

Write down everything you have to finish.

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Decide how important an activity is and rate it on a scale from 1- 10; 10 being

Step 10

Decide how important an activity is and rate it on a scale from 1- 10; 10 being most important.

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Draw a matrix as depicted in the picture and label the quadrants.

Step 11

Draw a matrix as depicted in the picture and label the quadrants.

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Write down your tasks into the quadrants according to the description below.

Step 12

Write down your tasks into the quadrants according to the description below.

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Check off the items as and when you complete them.

Step 13

Check off the items as and when you complete them.

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When you are done with all the critical and important tasks; enjoy the distracti

Step 14

When you are done with all the critical and important tasks; enjoy the distractions- listen to music, read a book or hang out with your colleagues at the watercooler.

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