What is time management?

noun [ U] the practice of using the time that you have available in a useful and effective way, especially in your work

Poor time management can really effect your mental health in a negative way, causing anxiety, depression which both can cause stress. Symptoms of stress caused by poor time management: Irritability and mood swings, Tiredness and fatigue, Inability to focus or concentrate. Do you ever feel like you are just trying to get yourself through the day? Mental block, memory lapses and forgetfulness, Lack of, or loss of, sleep, At worst, withdrawal and depression

Also, when you have failed to manage your time you may be unclear about what is important and end up working on the things that are put in front of you  or reacting to demands made by others rather than doing the work that needs to be done.

The biggest benefit from time management is to keeping up, feeling on top of our lives, and not falling behind in the everyday tasks. Traditional time management practices can include planner, schedulers, Bullet Journals, along with keeping personal digital calendars and to do lists on our phone or tablet.

Digital tablet version

The struggles of traditional time management feels very constrictive and the structure of the plan can feel intimidating and hard to follow and keep on schedule. Those that tend to get distracted easily, this can lead to feeling defeated, and that you are not able to keep the structure.

Reverse Time Management

This is a strange concept, but helpful for those who don’t do well with the traditional time management styles.

This form of time management can use different schedule makers, or just simply a calendar of any sort.

The above is an example of a type of schedule maker you can use. You can always create what ever format you find useful, or even just a calendar page with enough room to add your hours daily to keep track of your progress.

This model can be used for specific tasks, or truly just seeing what you are spending your time on each day, and how much you are putting towards intentional tasks.

I Start with making my main time focuses, such as Sleep, Chores, Hygiene, Work, Eating, Hobbies, Self care, Socialization, School, Studying, (if this is being used for more specific things like keeping track of school and homework you can break it down further to each subject such as math, history ect.)