Why is Good Time Management Important?

There are plenty of reasons why having good time management is important, not only does it help you to get one step closer to your goals, but it will ensure that you:

• Become more responsible 
• Study / work more efficiently 
• Can complete more work in less time 
• Won’t miss any deadlines
• Have less stress and anxiety
• Are more organised
• Will be well prepared for everything
• Improve your grades / work performance 

Steps for Good Time Management 

Follow these 5 simple steps to help you to manage your time and tasks more effectively:

1. Determine what needs to be done
2. Categorise into groups 
3. Prioritise your tasks 
4. Schedule your time 
5. Create a daily to-do list 

1. Determine what Needs to be Done 

Write down everything you need to do, whether it is for the day, the month or even the year. 

As new tasks arise, you can always add it to your list.

2. Categorise into Groups 

Once you have figured out everything you need to do, put them into separate categories.

Create categories for things such as your household chores, work tasks, personal events and your studies. 

This way it will be easier for you to determine what time of the day you will be working on each. Such as personal events on weekends, work tasks during working hours, or household chores after work. 

3. Prioritise your Tasks 

Take a look at which tasks have deadlines or which are more important than others and focus on completing it first. 

Doing tasks that are harder or more important first is a key step in effective time management.

You can follow the four D’s of time management to help you prioritise your tasks:

• Do – Focus on tasks that only take a few minutes to complete or need to be done urgently.

• Delay – If a task doesn’t have a specific deadline and can be handled at a later stage, do it when you have extra time available.

• Delegate – If someone else can do the task, and has the time, get them to complete it.
• Drop – Remove unnecessary tasks from your schedule and only do tasks that actually need to be done.