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33 Best Time Management Tips For Work and Study

There are only eight hours in the day, but time flies faster than you think. Distractions can throw us for a loop and make us unproductive. In fact, a recent study shows only 12% of employees are fully productive at work. How can you improve your productivity in the office?

Coming in with expert tips in our video below is Jenny Blake. Jenny is an author and podcaster who loves to help teams move from fiction to flow. Her third book, Free Time: Lose the Busywork, Love Your Business, is about creating opportunity by freeing up time.

What Are Time Management Strategies?

Time management strategies are techniques you employ to maximize your productivity and use your time as wisely as possible. Time management tips can transform your workday and make you a better employee.

The strategy you use can be as simple as writing down your to-do list and allotting time for each task. For example, say you work in sales. Today, you have four things to do:

  • Make sales calls
  • Have lunch with a client
  • Attend a meeting with fellow sales associates
  • Work on your presentation

Time management is handy when you put them in order and give each task an estimated time.

If you implemented time management, your schedule might look something like this:

  • 9 AM-11 AM: make sales calls
  • 11 AM-12 PM: have lunch with a client
  • 12 PM-2 PM: sales associate meeting
  • 2 PM-5 PM: work on the presentation

Why Are Time Management Skills Important?

Time management skills are vital at work, home, and every other facet of your life. Managing your time shows you have organizational skills and helps you feel like you have more control over your life.

 Implementing time management skills makes you accomplish more work during the day and helps you relax once the day is over. You’ll feel successful and more confident in yourself.

33 Tips for Effective Time Management

Everyone has a different way of being their most productive self, so find the time management tips that work for you. These strategies are effective at work, home, and other places you need to implement them.

#1 Day theme

Remember when your school had themed days during the week? You can apply the same to your work schedule. Assign a theme for each day to know what you need to do.

Use Jack Dorsey—former CEO of Twitter—as an example. Dorsey simultaneously ran Twitter and Square and assigned a theme for each day. For example, Tuesdays are for products and engineering, and Thursdays are for partnerships and developers.

Action Step: Find recurring themes and implement them in your schedule by day. For example, Mondays and Wednesdays are for sales calls. Tuesdays and Thursdays are for product development. Friday is for reflection and goal-setting.

#2 Combine complementary tasks

This time management tip may seem contradictory to what we just said. However, bear with us—there are ways to multitask and still be productive at each assignment. Combine complementary tasks, meaning you can do both simultaneously without compromising quality.

These tasks typically require minimal mental focus, so it won’t overwhelm you to do multiple things together. You can even combine complementary jobs in your home life. For example, say two of your goals today are to listen to an episode of your favorite podcast and walk for 45 minutes on the treadmill. Having a pair of headphones and an app for podcasts means you can do both.

Is there a TED talk you’ve been meaning to watch? Play it on your phone while you cook dinner. Has a coworker been asking you to hang out and talk? Ask them to join you on your mid-day walk and complete two tasks simultaneously.

Action Step: List your daily tasks and find the ones that don’t require intense focus. Combine the complementary to-do list items and see how much more work you complete. You feel more accomplished when you check stuff off the to-do list.

#3 Find your golden hour

Most Americans start work early and end their day in the late afternoon. However, only some have their most productive hour at 9 AM. You may be more of a night owl who does their best work after sunset.

If you’re on a nine-to-five shift, your boss might not let you work at midnight. However, there is value in finding your finest hour—this time during the day is when you do your best work.

When are you most productive? Many find these time blocks to be the most conducive to their workflow:

  • Early AM: Some people like to get up with the chickens. You can get more done and feel more accomplished while the clock still says morning. For example, you can go to the gym, do laundry, or get started on work before you normally would.
  • Late AM: Some of us aren’t morning people. We need our morning coffee and time to ease into work. You may work better in the late morning when you’ve had time to get in the groove and acclimate yourself with emails, project updates, and research.
  • Nighttime: Then there are the night owls. Some people work best when the sun goes down because their energy peaks later in the day. Writers often find themselves doing their best work at night when they’re less stressed and more creative.

Action Step: Find the most productive time for yourself during the day. Use this segment to complete your best work.

#4 Set SMART goals

Most people have goals in life they want to achieve. You may say, “I want to increase my sales numbers.” In their personal lives, some people say, “I want to lose weight.” These aspirations are admirable but harder to achieve if they don’t contain specifics.

That’s where specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely (SMART) goals come into play. Here’s what each word means:

  • Specific: Each goal has a particular metric. For example, “I want to lose five pounds.”
  • Measurable: The goals are measurable by numbers. For example, “Each day, I will run one mile.”
  • Achievable: Your goals should be realistic. For example, “I want to raise my sales by 5% this quarter.” Achievable goals boost your confidence compared to tougher, discouraging standards.
  • Relevant: The goal should be relevant to your work or personal life. For example, if you work in construction, set a goal to earn a certificate related to your field.
  • Timely: The goal should have a specific beginning and deadline. Having a deadline creates urgency. For example, “I want to read three books in 30 days, starting today.”

Action Step: Find a goal you want to achieve at work or home and use the SMART method to motivate yourself to complete it. After satisfying one goal, continue with others in your work and personal life.

#5 Make a calendar

Studies show your retina transmits data at 10 million bits per second, nearly as fast as an ethernet cable. Use this idea with your workflow and create a calendar.

Color code your calendar and block off time segments for each task you need to complete. For example, office workers can use blue for meetings, green for phone calls, yellow for administrative duties, and red for presentation work.

Action Step: Go to your physical or digital calendar and create time blocks for next week’s duties. When the week is over, see if it manages your workflow better. A calendar makes your schedule tangible.

#6 Create time blocks

Listing your activities for the day or week promotes organization, but you can take it further. Create time blocks in your daily schedule to allot a specific amount of time for each task. Time blocking gives you power over your plans.

For example, say you’re a real estate agent with an eight-hour workday. Two hours are for researching listings. Block off two hours for property showings. The last four hours are for inspecting and staging your listed homes. Creating time slots for each task keeps your mind on track and reduces procrastination.

Action Step: Create time blocks for your work calendar. You’ll see how it divides your time wisely and empowers your time management skills.

#7 Avoid time confetti

Imagine you’ve planned your day down to the minute, but phone calls, urgent emails, and surprise meetings interrupt your day. Suddenly, your workflow becomes the victim of time confetti. This term refers to a day splintered by interruptions that mess up your workflow.

Confetti typically brings a positive connotation, but you’ll want to avoid it. Blake fights time confetti by scheduling do-not-schedule (DNS) blocks into her calendar. For example, her DNS blocks indicate she doesn’t have meetings on Mondays or Fridays. Planning DNS blocks gives you more control over your workflow.

Action Step: Make a DNS block in your calendar for the times you need to be the most productive and have zero interruptions. Give them titles like:

  • Deep work
  • Focus time
  • Productivity window

DNS slots are excellent for deterring your coworkers from interrupting your schedule. Only make exceptions if the task seems pressing enough to interrupt your blocks

#8 Turn off notifications

Ask yourself an important question—how often do notifications take you away from your current task? Your coworker’s email with Hawaiian vacation pictures is tempting to click on, but it can wait.

Action Step: Go to your work email and turn off notifications. Do the same for Slack, Microsoft Teams, and other instant messaging apps for work. Do you use social media on your computer or phone? Turn off notifications for them, too.

#9 Use email management tools

The inbox can quickly become cluttered and dysfunctional, but one way to clean up your email is to use management tools. These features automatically sort your inbox and disperse emails into your chosen categories.

For example, start with inbox rules. Inbox rules create a hierarchy of importance, allowing you to sort out the most pertinent emails. For example, emails from your clients could be the most important, boss emails are on the second tier, and coworker emails can fall into the third tier.

A helpful tool with emails is autoresponse. This feature allows you to have a response ready for any email from a particular sender or at a specific time. Many people use autoresponse when they go on vacation. For example, you may email a coworker only to receive a response saying, “I’m out of the office right now and won’t return until [insert date].”

 Autoresponse is an excellent tool for time management and getting into deep work. For example, you can set one up during your finest hours. If you have a two-hour block for this session, create an autoresponse saying, “My schedule is busy until [insert time]. When I have an opening, I’ll try to respond to your email.”

Action Step: Create filters that sort your emails, reducing the manual labor of scouring your inbox. These time management tips for work will lower the number of distractions while on your workflow.

#10 Train the system, then the person

Time is of the essence. We love our coworkers, but you don’t have the time to repeat yourself after giving directions on something. In this case, train the system and then the person.

Blake uses Airbnb as an example. Hosts will document everything guests need to know before staying in the house. If tenants read the guide, they’ll learn how to use the washing machine and find the Wi-Fi password. If not for the guide, Airbnb hosts would get numerous calls and emails from distraught guests asking why they can’t do laundry.

Action step: Create a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document and allow your colleagues to access it. When asked a question, tell your coworkers to refer to this document and see you have already answered the question. Add new questions if you see them arise frequently. 

Pro tip: Use programs like TextExpander for shortcuts. You can type a few letters and create an entire text block, saving you time and hassle from recalling the exact instructions. 

#11 Don’t push the river

Rivers flow naturally without any disturbance. Pushing them can get you into more trouble than you care for. This metaphor is applicable to your professional and personal lives. Don’t force things if they are beyond your control, and don’t try to change course if something happens naturally. 

Blake discusses this metaphor in her book. She says everyone has a natural workflow and must stay true to themselves. Pushing the river leads to over-exertion and working harder, not smarter.

In her interview with SOP, Blake gives an excellent example. When she records a podcast, Blake says it’s best to write the intro on the same day while it’s fresh on her mind. Waiting a week or two later causes friction because you’re not in the same mindset as you were when recording. Your day might not have planned for caption writing, but it feels natural to do it that day to get the best caption possible.

Action Step: Slightly readjust your time to make room for agenda items when they feel natural. Say you’re a journalist who recorded an interview on Tuesday. You need to pull the most important quotes you’ll use, but that task isn’t on the schedule until Thursday. Why not do it now? Take advantage of the interview being fresh on your mind.

#12 Pair distractions together

Getting into deep work can be challenging if you constantly turn it on and off. When crafting your schedule, assign low-capacity tasks back to back.

For example, say you have two meetings, each expected to last an hour. One meeting is at 9 AM., and the other is at 11 AM. An hour between sessions might not be enough time to delve into deep work. Instead, push the first meeting back or move the second meeting up. Having back-to-back meetings organizes your daily schedule and optimizes for deep work.

Action Step: Find the distractions during your day and put them close to each other. Your day should include deep work sessions without distractions.

#13 Reframe Mondays

Some see Monday as the worst day of the week. In fact, 58% of Americans1https://today.yougov.com/topics/society/articles-reports/2021/03/15/most-and-least-favorite-day-week-poll say Monday is their least favorite day. Despite these feelings, there’s a way you can reframe the beginning of the work week and make it work in your favor.

Reshape your view of Monday and see it as a symbol for your week. Use Monday morning as your most productive time of the week. You feel rested from the weekend and are ready to start the week anew.

Action Step: Schedule long deep work sessions on Monday to promote productivity and start your week on a high note. Save the meetings for Tuesday through Thursday to get the best results from yourself.

#14 Automate small tasks

At work, you can take advantage of technology to automate particular tasks. For example, try document summarization software, such as QuillBot or TLDR This.

These tools summarize long texts, deliver key points, and highlight important sections. Using AI-like document summarization cuts down the time necessary for reading large amounts of text.

Action Step: Find menial tasks and automate them. For example, HR departments can automate payments to reduce the burden during paycheck time. Do you need to make social media posts? Use a content management system to schedule posts.

#15 Mitigate stress wisely

Stress is a common theme among employees. A 2022 American Psychological Association report showed three in five workers2https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/01/special-burnout-stress have experienced adverse impacts of work-related anxiety.

If you feel stressed, talk to a trusted coworker or supervisor about your struggles to see if there are any mitigation measures. Many people use journaling or exercise as outlets for their problems. Mitigating stress is a thoughtful time management strategy because it helps you focus during deep work sessions.

Action Step: Find the best stress reducer for you and incorporate 30 minutes to an hour into your daily schedule. If your week is busy, find time on specific days. Stress relief is critical to time management.

#16 Exercise

The Center for Disease Control says you should get 150 minutes3https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/adults/index.htm of moderate movement weekly. Choose your favorite form of exercise and incorporate it into your weekly schedule. It could be running, frisbee golf, swimming, or anything that gets you moving.

How does exercise tie in with time management? It’s a terrific stress reliever. Using part of your day for movement relaxes you, taking your mind off work and personal life for a while. Afterward, you feel rejuvenated.

Action Step: Find at least two days of the week when you have openings. Use these times to incorporate 30 minutes of physical activity.

#17 Use Sunday for planning

The Sunday scaries are real, but you can’t eliminate Monday unless a holiday like Labor Day is coming up. So, how can you thwart the anxiety?

One of the best time management tips is to use Sunday for planning. On Sunday evening, plan your week both in work and personal life. Do you have any meetings? Are you going out for dinner on any night? Visualizing your week makes everything feel less intimidating.

Action Step: Use a planner to organize your week on Sunday night. Take 20 to 30 minutes to write down everything you need to do during the week.

#18 Plan at the workday’s end

Life comes at you fast. Some things may come unexpectedly, positive or negative. These events may interfere with your previously planned schedule, but you can still make it work.

 When you approach the end of your workday, plan for the next day by adding to your planner. On Monday, your boss may request a meeting at 10 AM on Tuesday. Your friend wants to take you out for dinner on Tuesday evening. These events come unexpectedly, but you can use your time management strategies wisely to account for them.

Action Step: Whether you’re excited or anxious, keep a level head when the unexpected happens. Remaining calm will help you focus and stay able to manage your time.

#19 Eat the frog

Mark Twain once said if you eat a live frog at the beginning of your day, that will be the worst thing you have to do. His words may sound odd, but Twain has a point here.

The frogs are the most pressing tasks in your schedule. If you complete them in the morning, the rest of your day will feel much less stressful.

Say you have a big presentation on Thursday. Try to schedule it for first thing in the morning. Once the presentation ends, you can rest easier knowing the job is complete.

Action Step: Find each day’s frog and schedule it for the first hour. Some frogs—like a business lunch—are out of your control because they’re typically in the middle of the day. If necessary, rank your frogs in order of importance and use that hierarchy to determine your schedule.

#20 Use the Pomodoro technique

The Pomodoro technique calls for working in 25-minute increments followed by a five-minute break. Four sessions equal two hours of deep work. After two hours have passed, take a 30-minute break.

It’s best for those who work in short sprints and is an excellent way to break up time and conserve energy throughout the day. It also allows you a short window to complete shallow tasks like checking email or social media.

Action Step: Try the Pomodoro technique next time you’re in the office. Use the 25-minute sessions and see how it affects your ability to do deep work.

#21 Try the Eisenhower matrix

The Eisenhower matrix comes from the 34th president of the United States. He used the urgent-important matrix strategy to decide how to approach his days. The method includes the following hierarchy:

  • Urgent-important: The most pressing tasks of your day go here. The urgent and important items may include a performance review with your boss or a product presentation.
  • Urgent-less important: This category is for tasks you need to complete, but somebody else can handle them. Delegate these tasks to a coworker. For example, you could ask an assistant to respond to emails and client requests.
  • Important-less urgent: Some items on your agenda may be important, but you can schedule them for later. For example, your colleague’s birthday is next week, and you want to get them a present. The day is important, but you can wait a couple more days.
  • Less important-less urgent: The last category is for less important and less urgent tasks. You want to do them, but they’re a low priority. Examples may include cleaning your inbox or reading the newspaper.

Action Step: Use the Eisenhower matrix when scheduling your day. What items are most important? What can you delegate?

Urgent-important
 
•       Performance review
•       Product presentation
Important-less urgent
 
•       Getting presents for coworkers
•       Increase network on LinkedIn
Urgent-less important
 
•       Delegated tasks, i.e., phone calls
•       Non-urgent meetings
Less important-less urgent

•         Reading the newspaper
•         Cleaning your inbox

#22 Implement the ABCDE method

Author Brian Tracy developed the ABCDE technique as an easy way to implement time management strategies. The idea here is simple—list the tasks you must complete in a day or week and label them A through E.

A is the most important, and E is the least important. The ABCDE method effectively creates a hierarchy and determines the order in which you do these tasks.

Action Step: Employ the ABCDE method this week to determine each task’s importance. This strategy helps you decipher the highest priority on your schedule and what can wait.

#23 Try the Pareto analysis

Imagine looking into your closet and seeing 100 shirts. How many do you wear? The Pareto analysis says you likely wear 20% of your shirts 80% of the time. The same logic applies at work. In a one-hour meeting, 80% of the decisions come in 20% of the allotted time.

In your workflow, 20% of your daily activities result in 80% of the value you do. You can call these tasks your frogs because they’ll take the longest time and create the most value. Completing your top 20% of activities increases the value of your productivity.

Action Step: When outlining your schedule, ask yourself if each task you write down contributes to your top 20% of value or the bottom 80%.

#24 Follow Parkinson’s law

Estimating time for activities can be complex. A task you could do in an hour turns into two because that’s what your schedule says, but imagine reducing the time limit to 30 minutes. Parkinson’s law says you can get it done.

Historian Cyril Northcote Parkinson says your tasks expand to fill the time you allot for them. Do you need a month to work on your presentation? Parkinson’s law says you can finish it in a week if you designate the time on your schedule.

Action Step: After creating your weekly schedule, identify spots on the itinerary where you can follow Parkinson’s law. Shortening the timeline creates urgency and makes you a more efficient employee.

#25 Get things done

In 2001, author David Allen published Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity. Allen’s book created the Get Things Done (GTD) method—a popular strategy for deciding how to divide your attention if you have a cluttered mind. Allen’s GTD principles include:

  • Capturing: Brainstorm the tasks you need to complete this week. Capture each item and put it on your list. It could be as big as an industry conference or a grocery store trip.
  • Clarification: When you have your tasks, how will you complete them? Use actionable steps for each item. For example, your grocery store trip requires planning meals, writing down ingredients, traveling to the store, and purchasing food.
  • Organization: Some jobs will have a set date, but you’ll need to spread out others throughout the week. When will you make sales calls? When will you have the coworker lunch you’ve been discussing?
  • Review: You must review and adjust your schedule throughout the week. For example, your conference call could move from Tuesday to Thursday. Your yoga instructor canceled class on Tuesday, giving you an open hour. Take time to revise your list.
  • Engagement: Identify the most important tasks and do those first. Do you need to research for a book you’re writing? Start with that task because it’s the most critical to your success.

Action Step: Employ the GTD method to lower your daily stress levels. Using it helps you determine what you want to do this week and adjust accordingly.

#26 Use the two-minute rule

Procrastination often gets the best of us. How can you defeat the delay? Author James Clear says to use the two-minute rule. Clear says if you can do the task in two minutes, you should do it immediately. Spending two minutes doing something now can save you 30 minutes down the line when you really need it. Clear uses the two-minute rule to encourage you to build good habits.

For example, take two minutes on Friday to clear your inbox. Doing this task once a week will save you time later when your inbox is full and needs cleaning. Also, take two minutes to reply to emails only requiring a simple response. Answering to emails now prevents a backlog of requests in your inbox.

Action Step:  Find tasks that require little attention and take care of them today. Does a document need quick edits? Take two minutes to change it. Do you need to confirm a meeting time? Make the call now because it will take two minutes or less.

#27 Try the 18-minute approach

 The days can quickly feel long with so many meetings, phone calls, emails, and more. Sometimes, you need a moment to relax and put things in perspective. That’s what Peter Bregman suggests doing with his 18 minutes approach.

In 18 Minutes, Bregman recommends three daily strategies to keep yourself focused throughout the day. If you have an eight-hour workday, you should:

  • In the morning: Bregman suggests using each morning to think about how to make the day successful. Make a calendar from your to-do list items.
  • Every hour: When you start work, you may become sidetracked. Bregman says to take one minute every hour to take a deep breath. Ask yourself if you were productive in the previous hour. Use each elapsed hour as motivation to keep working hard.
  • In the evening: Take five minutes each evening to review your day. Reflect on your achievements to see what could have gone better. Did you impress your boss with today’s presentation? Did you miss out on closing a sale? Think about each side and how you can build moving forward.

Action Step: Use the 18-minute approach each day this week as a time management strategy. Use the one-minute breaks to refocus and the five-minute morning and evening sessions for reflection.

#28 Abide by the law of three

Good things come in threes, which applies to your time management strategies. The idea here is three activities account for 90% of the value of your business.

The law of three calls for writing down three goals you want to accomplish each day, week, month, and year. For example, what three things could I do today to contribute the most value to my job? These tasks might include securing a new client or developing a product idea.

Action Step: Use this law to make your three most significant contributions today, this week, month, and year. Focus on them the most to see how they impact your career.

#29 Employ the pickle jar theory

Imagine you’re at the beach with a pickle jar. You fill it with sand, pebbles, and rocks. Each item represents a different part of your daily time management. Prioritize your schedule based on the rocks and pebbles. Sand can fit if the other tasks are complete.

  • Rocks: The rocks are your most vital tasks. Today may be the deadline for a project you’re working on. If you don’t handle the rocks, you’re in trouble.
  • Pebbles: The pebbles are secondary duties. They’re vital to your workday, but you can delegate them. For example, you may need to make phone calls or social media posts.
  • Sand: The sand resembles less critical tasks in your day, such as lunch with a coworker or time spent scrolling on social media.

Action Step: Use the pickle jar theory at work this week to create a hierarchy of tasks. Complete the jobs to see how productive your day is.

#30 Learn the 10/90 rule

The 10/90 rule says you should spend 10% of the time allotted for a task planning and organizing as much as possible. Then 90% is for completing the actual activity.

The objective is to save time on any project you work on. Planning brings clarity and direction to your work. You’ll be much more productive knowing what you need to get done.

Action Step: Try the 10/90 rule this week for your most important task. You’ll see how planning and outlining benefit your success and time management.

#31 Try the rapid planning method

Tony Robbins created the rapid planning method (RPM) to ask what you want and your purpose. This technique calls for four steps:

  • Capturing: The first step in RPM is to capture. You must capture what’s causing your stress by writing down what you need to accomplish. Write a list of five to nine duties essential to your job.
  • Chunking: Next, you’ll need to divide each task into chunks. Your daily duties may fall into business or personal desires, so split them into categories. For example, your business chunks could propose five project ideas this month, and your personal chunks could be to cook dinner more than you order takeout in a week.
  • Charting: Charting involves writing down your goals into three sections—action plan, result, and purpose. For example, your desired result is three new clients this month. Your action plan to get there is to increase your cold calls and do in-person visits. What’s your purpose? It’s to grow yourself as a salesperson.

Action Step: Try the RPM method as an organizational tactic. Use the chunks to see your priorities in your personal and business life.

#32 Practice the ALPEN method

The ALPEN method comes from German economist Lothar J. Seiwert. German words comprise the ALPEN acronym, so here are the letters laid out:

  • A: The first step is writing down your highest priorities. These could be finishing a project or delivering a presentation to shareholders.
  • L: The second step calls for estimating how long it takes to complete the tasks. Write down a reasonable but efficient amount of time to complete each duty. For example, two jobs require two-hour blocks, and four others require one-hour blocks.
  • P: Here, you’ll need to account for buffer time. Distractions will likely occur, so incorporate a buffer time of 20% longer than you need. For example, a two-hour task should get about 24 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • E: Step four is for determining priorities. You have a set of 10 tasks, so sort through and decide which ones are most important. Can you delegate any of them?
  • N: The final step is examining the success of your time estimates. Did you need more time for the presentation, or did your meeting end up shorter than expected?

Action Step: Use the ALPEN method this week for your to-do list. This time management strategy is highly effective for improving your skills in estimating time and executing tasks. You’ll find more time in your schedule for other priorities.

#33 Apply the salami slice method

One task may seem daunting because it’s so large. How do you know where to begin? You divide it into slices. A large hunk of salami may seem too much to eat, but dividing it into small pieces is less intimidating. The same idea applies to time management.

Imagine you’re a scientist working on a study. The process could take months or years, and it feels overwhelming. However, if you slice it like salami, it becomes less intimidating. Your salami slices could look like this:

  • Forming a hypothesis
  • Doing background research
  • Conducting surveys or observations
  • Analyzing data
  • Drawing conclusions

Action Step: Examine the biggest project on your plate and use the salami slice method to cut each step into slices. Approach each chunk like it’s a project on its own—you’ll feel accomplished checking off each box along the way.

Time Management Takeaways

You have the right skills to do a good job, but improved time management tips for work can take you to the next level. Using one of these time management strategies may initially feel odd. Still, you’ll increase your productivity as you ingrain them into your routine.

Why do you need time management skills?

Time management is crucial in numerous facets of your life. Work, school, caring for children, fitness, and other aspects require time management strategies for balance. Better time management leads to these crucial benefits:

  • Better workflow: The primary benefit of time management is improving your workflow. Finding your best times for productivity means you’re in the zone and ready to tackle your tasks.
  • More energy: Time management is also about energy management. Hour one is typically more productive than hour eight. Use time management strategies to allocate your energy throughout the day better.
  • Less stress: Time management tips combat stress. Effectively working makes you feel less stressed and better about your work.
  • Work-life balance: Balancing your work and home is critical—especially if you work remotely. Time management helps you leave work at work and focus on your personal life at home.
  • Effective work: Time management increases the amount of work you complete and its effectiveness. Your product is much better when you’re doing deep work because your mind is clear of distractions.
  • Deadline success: No matter your industry, deadlines are crucial. Time management skills ensure you can meet any deadline because you know how to manage your time wisely.
  • Higher confidence: Time management leads to higher confidence. You feel accomplished and fulfilled when you complete work on time and effectively.
  • Professional success: Others will notice your excellent work and time management skills. It’s a great way to impress your boss and advance your career.

Check out this article with 14 unique productivity tips if you want to boost your time management skills and improve your productivity. 

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