Basic Time Management Tools

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Time. What a precious commodity nowadays.  Sometimes we try to make things so difficult, but does time management have to be difficult. The reality is that you cannot manage time, because time keeps ticking and never stops. It waits for no one.  So when we talk about time management and time management skills we are really talking about managing ourselves and what we do with our time. So how do we manage ourselves to make the best use of our time? And what are some basic ways we can manage ourselves in order to do just that?

Two People Who Could Help You Manage Your Time

An agonist. While an antagonist blocks an action, the agonist causes it to happen. Even more than a muse, a professional agonist might be exactly what you need to provoke your best work.

And of course, a procrastinatrix. Someone who’s only job is to hold you accountable for getting it done, now, not later.

Maybe It’s Time To Toss In The Towel

Here’s a take on time management I haven’t tried before. Let’s pause for a minute and try to determine why it is that even though we’ve read a million time management books, attended any number of seminars, and purchased every gadget and organizer we could get our hands on, we continue to feel like time is managing us instead of like we are in control of our own time.