1. Presented by HealthLinks
Time Management
Presented by HealthLinks
The American Cancer Society HealthLinks program is provided by Washington State Department of Health
Decades ago, experts predicted technology would increase work productivity and make our work day 4 hours. Experts even went as far as preparing the nation to cope with a large amount of leisure time! What happened to that theory?!! Now we are expected to do more in less time. Since, technology always us to work so much faster we have more time to finish up tasks.

2. Symptoms of Stress and Poor Time Management
Irritability
Fatigue
Difficulty concentrating
Forgetfulness
Loss of sleep
Physical disorders
Withdrawal or depression
Irritability- usually noticed by family, friends, and co-workers---when your at the end of your rope
Physical Disorders- headaches, rashes, cramps, and tics

3. Why is time management so hard?
Nobody tells us how
Too many choices
We do things out of habit
Expectations from others
There isn’t one way to manage your time—you need to find what works best for you
Look at all the options we have to fill our time: Facebook, TV, Craigslist, reading
We cater to other peoples needs and not our own

4. What matters most to you?
Family
Watching Deadliest Catch
Getting in shape
Luxury cars
Job and Promotion
Having free time
Make a list of what’s most important to you. This will help decide how you divide your time and effort

5. Time Management Tips for Work
Plan each day
Prioritize your tasks
Say no to nonessential tasks
Delegate
Take the time you need to do a quality job
Overcome perfectionism
Break large tasks into smaller tasks
Practice the 10 minute rule
Delegating—There is a right way and a wrong way to delegate tasks. You want to delegate but focus on:
Results instead of methods
Allow for a choice of methods
Make them accountable for results
10 minute rule—work on a dreaded task for 10 minutes each day until its completed
Perfectionism
Common causes include: Fear of failure, Fear of making a mistake, fear of disappointing yourself or others

6. Time Management Tips Evaluate how you spend your time
Limit distractions
Get plenty of sleep
Eat a healthy diet
Exercise
Take a time management course
Take a break
Distraction—Write down what distracts you, block out time in your schedule for larger tasks, silence cell phone

7. Time Management Tips for Home
Sunday night planning session
Get up before the household
List daily goals
Block out time
Use a timer to complete activities
Outsource when possible
Group errands for efficiency
Sunday night planning– take 30 minutes to put weeks activities/appointment and dinners on the calendar
Waking up even 30 minutes before the household can give you time to relax with the cup of coffee and come to terms with the new day
Use a timer to help keep kids on task ie: clean room for 5 minutes etc.
Outsource– what are your biggest time wasters at home ie. Mowing the lawn, grocery shopping see about hiring someone or ordering food online

8. Microsoft clip art online >Templates> Planners or schedules

9. Talk about family helping out with daily cleaning

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