Go back to basics - Write them down.

[Fatimah35]

OOOiii Mr Man, semua women itu macam ka? you punya statement based on what? U sedap-sedap cakap but men lagi lousy in management...

[Mr Man]

Women are excellent in planning...but when executing it, they fail. They can't really manage well because they kinda mix job and emotion...

[songsarts]

To all moms who work from home...having a gadget that has a memo or task manager program will help. If you already have a bb or I phone,that is more than having a pen and paper. Use any gadget you have to the maximum.

[tach]

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[rizkarlsmama]

hi roziana,

i totally agree with your opinion.... time management, disciplne and focus is very important in our everyday work

[jamesw]

Roziana ,

I agree with what you say, many a times, work take longer because there is more time available.

I've always marveled at what can be accomplished if I'm going off on a vacation tomorrow vs normal days when I've plenty of time.

I'm pretty sure others might experience similar situation.

[Roziana Rashid]

Keeping a journal is a very good way of managing your "time". I put the work "time" is parantheses since the issue is more of managing your tasks than time. All of us mortals are blessed with the same amount of time in a day - 24 hours. It is how we allocate our tasks to fit into this 24 hours that makes a difference.

Someone wrote about being disciplined - and I agree. Whatever methods of managing our tasks will remain as that if we ourselves are not disciplined to keep to these methods.

Before we could place in order of importance the tasks we have ahead, what I would suggest to those who may have some difficulties in managing their tasks is to write down everything that you do in a day. Yup, keep a journal. And yes, every day. By doing this, you have some written evidence or record of how you utilise your time everyday. Do not dispair - do this for about a week at least, to note trends. Some may want to keep doing this for a month or more.

From here, you will get a clearer picture whether what you have been doing were beneficial or not. You can also detect time wasters that may have distracted you from completing your tasks - and yet you end up complaining there is "NOT ENOUGH TIME" to do them.

If keeping a manual journal is tedious, use technology to your advantage. Writing as someone say, is a dying art that is going the way of the dinosaurs! What is important is to have them "written down".

However, for this to work, you have to remember almost every single activity you did and record these. Including the 4T breaks (toilet/tobacco, telephone, tea & touch-up). From here, you will be able to plan your future activities and cut down on the wasters.

Good luck!