Time Management Journal: How to Use a Time Management Log
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by: Michelle Taylor
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Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 Time: 10:19 AM
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By using a time management log you will learn how to have a more balanced life. It will answer questions such as where do you spend your time? When are you most alert? What do you procrastinate about?
Your time management log puts you in charge of your own time! If you want to find out where your time is going and how to use it more effectively, a time management log will help you get started. It is a simple, low-tech tool to improve your life.
The best log will be simple and will be easy to keep at hand. As your day goes on, write down what you're doing. That's all. Don't try to remember back at the end of the day, write down what you're doing as the day happens. Note your work and interruptions, home and recreation time. The shortest amount of time to keep a log, to be effective, is three days. Try to keep one going for a week as that will give you a more complete picture of what you're doing over time.
At the end of the day, if you don't use your time management log -no-one is going to use it for you. To make the most of it, keep writing in it for the 3 or 7 days. If you want to include more details you could color code your time journal, or use an "A, B, C" priority system.
Use your time journal to record how you feel when you are most productive. Also note when you do not get much done, how you were feeling and the circumstances surrounding it. Identify what areas of time management you have problems with. Remember to also note the things that you are productive about as well.
A time management log is a big picture exercise. On completion you should have an eagles eye view of how you are spending your time, so it will be easier to then plan how you really want to spend it. Use your time journal to take back control of your life.
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