When we consider the time we have in a day, we have some practical tips that we can adopt without any delay:

As the lady puts it, “nobody is responsible for my time, except for myself.” When we look under the umbrella of all the time that is given to us in this life, we realize that it is a gift of God. Every season has a sweetness that once passed cannot be tasted again, so much so that we yearn to have one more day of that life, like our childhood. We naturally assume that there will always be a tomorrow. Since we are the characters in our own destiny and nobody else can play that role, we come to a need to acknowledge that we surely need to ‘number our days’.

1. PLANNING : This takes precedence and we know when we are strategic, we feel we are managers of time, instead of the harrowing thoughts of having lost time. We ourselves can split our tasks into categories as :
   • Important and urgent
   • Important and non-urgent
   • Can wait and be done later
   • Not important and non-urgent

When we plan without a deadline, we have a tendency to delay, which makes it most necessary to plan our schedules. It also enables us to refine our work by improving on our past mistakes.

2. ORGANIZE : We can organize similar kinds of works. For example, our kitchen work may include cooking, cleaning and washing dishes. But, when we are are able to club these together in a definite time, we achieve a lot.

3. BENEFITS AND MOTIVATION : When we are able to achieve these small tasks in our own time and space, there is surely a self- gratification we all feel. This is regardless of the chaos around us. We benefit ourselves and others.

We will have enemies to our time like laziness and procrastination, but when we follow these few tips, wouldn’t you feel like you are better managers of your time? Great. Now, you can have a self-pat or a treat for yourself.