We already know that time is irrecoverable and scarce. We also know that we need a good balance between personal and work life, and good time management is necessary for this. If you succeed, you will avoid stress.
In my article "How to improve your time management" I talked about what you really want your time for, certain principles about time, and how to get closer to your goal a little each day. Today we will talk about the importance of not wasting time, how you will get a good balance, and about the main thieves of time, all to favor your personal life.
Give your time the importance it deserves
I am going to tell you a fantastic metaphor of the Peruvian Victoria Flórez:
"What is a day? Imagine that every morning a bank deposits $ 86,400 in your account. Does not carry the balance overnight. Every night, the bank removes everything that could be left in the account that was not used during the day. What would you do? Remove every penny, of course! Each of us has such a bank. It is called Time.
Every morning it deposits 86,400 seconds. And every night he makes disappear, as a loss, everything he stopped investing for a good purpose. Does not carry the balance overnight. It does not allow overdrafts (transfers). Every day open a new account for one. Every night it makes disappear what could be of the day. If you fail to use the deposit of the day, you are the one who loses. There is no way to go back. You also cannot make withdrawals for tomorrow. You have to live in the present, with the deposits of the day. Invest them for maximum performance in health, happiness and success! The clock keeps ticking. Make the most of the day. ”
Organize the management of your time to have a good reconciliation
When you internalize this metaphor and understand what you waste, you will begin to give your time the importance it deserves. You will understand that with a good management of your time, you will achieve better results with less effort, and you will achieve a good balance, improving your personal life and avoiding stress.
Find out what your priorities are and start with them. This way you make sure that the most important thing will not be left undone. This is a golden rule that works equally well in your personal and work life. If you give your time the importance it deserves and have been realistic, you can also do the rest of the things on your list.
Beware of thieves of time in your personal life
In our personal life, these are some of them:
- Waiting MisunderstandingInterruptionsTelephone callsFamilies and friends “by surprise” Displacement, especially to work TV and Social Networks, without reflection
And these are some of those who depend on ourselves:
- Lack of personal organization Poor punctuality and control of the schedule Confusion of priorities Delay of important decisions Procrastination (postponement) Precipitation in decision-making Covering a too wide field of activity Over-optimism when appreciating one's own abilities
(Self-esteem must be "realistic")
Never forget to give your time the importance it deserves, since with a good management of your time you will achieve a good balance, freeing up time for your personal life. Remember the golden rule: Detect your priorities and start with them to make sure they will be done. And be very careful with your thieves of time, since if you manage to avoid them, you will avoid stress by improving your personal life.
"Those who misuse their time are the first to complain about its brevity." Jean de la Bruyére.
