Personal Time Management Marion E. Haynes | 4 Firty-ntinute™ Series Book “This Fity-hinuts™ Book ie Aseigood tobe “read swith pac” yan easel murkbool Ge elt no seo Yi All emesial ie copsighe- potted and camo epic won poanison enh pub Personal Time Management Marion E. Haynes CREDITS: Sonie Editar: Debbie Woodbury tor: Michael G. Crisp Cony kditor: ‘Charlotte Bosarge brodhection Manager: Judy Petey Desivn Amy Shayne broduetion Artis: ‘Carol Lindabl, Darin Stumme Cartoonist: Ralph Mapson Learning Objectives tor Personal Time Management ihe leatning objectives for Personal Tine Sanagement ave listed below: They have been developed to guide yon, the reser to the core iseues covered in this book. The Objectives of this book are: U1) To help you detemnine how you presently use tine U2) Tir rutke you assure of the portion oF time aver witich you Taive eonteol 1.3) To teach you how to make the most effective use of the time under your control U4) To help you handle Fime nol under your vontrol in # more elliviemt way U5) To allaw you to use Gime the way ya ehoowe (sor, play. or ret) Contents Feranoy of the Uigera Part 1: ‘Lime Management Principles The Basies of Time Managemorn What Tice Tens of Tine. Bovelis of Boucr Thue Unlieation Joutsels Yous Tins? Prime Tine. Seung Priorities Cantera lor Souing Priorities Tlow to Comrcl Your Use of Time Past Phnwing. Time Management Techniques Loog-Term Plavniog Als Short-Teum Planning Aids, ‘Choaractesiais of Gond Plaoncrs Common TimeWasers Se Genceaed TimeWasters Needs Profile Avalysis Envircnmanal TimsWastess ‘When Things Go Wiong Five Tips for Bilewtve Time Management 48 Faeastomepy say ume Past 3: Lime Management Innovations ‘Hephone Fohaneemncins ‘Compuser Fohaneemncins Odher Tosbnological Babanccments Meoting Akeunatives Saving Time av the Inervet Past 4: Lime Saving ‘Lips for ‘Iravelers Phan Yous Travel Wisely Saving Time at Your Totl Pav Your Tisnel Plans in Wriing. Part 5: Action Planning Applying What You've Learned, Keeping a Daily Time Log: Phanoing lor Improved Tine Uilizvion. Conclusion Additional Readiog Ke lee iw TYRANNY OF THE URGENT Tlave you over 1y? Surely this exis time tyould aclieve the uemendeais pressure under which we live, Our lives eave a tal of walisy ished tasks, Unanswsved levers, unvisited fiends, unwziten ates, and worcad Dooks hana quics moments whisw we stap 1o evalu, But would a dhiny-heur day scaly solve dhe problem? Woulda’ we soon be jas. as fivsusded as vc ace now with ous twcaty Tou allotment? A aoibce’s work is exer linishod, and acitber is that el any mavagey, stadeat, teaches, or anyoue dove hnow, ‘When we sop to evaluate, we realize hat our dilemma gocs deeper than short- age of Gane; i is basally dhe problem ol priosiies, [hud work docs nat hut us. ‘We coow what ii 10 go fill spood Jer long hours, al the sesnlting weauincst is matched by a sense al adhievsincn, Not hard work, lint doubt and anisgiving produce aasicty ag we review a month ox yearand becume eppcssed by ube pile ‘of valinishod tasks, Demands hae diiven us auto a zesl al Irnauation, We ‘confess, quite apart [rom ow sins, "we have Is done these things which we ‘ought so have doe: ane we have done those things whish we ought nat ve have dove Scvesal years ago an cxpeticnood manager said 4 mae, “Your gecatest danger is Teaung tho wugent things cvowel out dhe important? [le dda’ realize hove hard his ‘asim bil, Hollen selurus to banal and acbuke me by raising the citcal prob- lem al priertes “Wo Live in constan tension betiwoon the nugeal and the importaot, The problem is duu the impovtant ack saxcly nmnst be duc today, ox ovsn this eteck, The ‘agent task cals Lor instant action-<ndless demands, presse every howe and dey Even a ome is ne longer a casile: ne longer a place avy fiom urgent asks Desause the telephone bicaches the walls with iupetious demands, Tho momen: lary appedl of new disimetions soos irsstible and ingortant, and wey devour ‘our coexgy, Buin das light of tins perspective Uscir deceptive premincice Inds; and wid a sense of loss wo rveall important asks we have pase aside ‘We walize we've become slaves to the “tyranny of the wigent” the pone. dD. aks eam es Cone Abe ee Faeastomepy say ume Time Management Principles