The Only 3 Things You Need to Know About Time Management

The Only 3 Things You Need to Know About Time Management

If you want to increase your output, get more accomplished in
your life and fulfill your ultimate destiny, there are only three
concepts you need to know. They are clarity, productivity and
flexibility. I will explain each of these concepts in this article,
and show how you can leverage them to create your own
ultimate time management system.

Managing your time is only worthwhile if you have clarity as to
what you want in life. Otherwise, why put in the effort? You'll
have a lot more time, but that time will not be used for any
useful purpose. Time management will only work if you create
compelling goals that motivate you. To gain true clarity, you
need to set a goal that is measurable, obtainable and has a
deadline attached to it. Only after you have done this should you
try to become more productive.

Increasing productivity is actually easy once you have clarity. It
becomes ever easier if you understand the 80/20 rule, which
states that a majority of your results on any task will come from
a few, key actions. For example, 80% of crimes are committed
by 20% of criminals, 20% of people control 80% of our wealth,
and 80% of crashes are caused by 20% of drivers. To use the
80/20 rule in your life is simple. Just isolate and focus the
majority of your effort on those few critical actions that give you
most of the results that you desire. If you are not sure what those
are, you must experiment until you discover them.

Experimentation requires flexibility. Flexibility is key to time
management, because while you're goal is clear, the path you
take to get there isn't. Just like a heat seeking missile goes left
and right before hitting it's target, you must also make midcourse
corrections as you shoot for you goal. Naturally, you're
going to take chances, and most of them will not work. That's
OK. Just look at each experiment as a way to get feedback, not a
failed attempt.

Clarity will put you on the path toward your goal. Increasing
your productivity will speed up the process by which you reach
your goal. And being flexible will not only assure that you don't
get off course, but it will also allow you to discover better
approaches to manage your time. Put these principles to use in
your life today, and enjoy a more fulfilling tomorrow!

This article was written off of the outline I created below, based
on my research. Notice how I used each main point and sub
point in the article.

Main Point 1: Clarity

Sub point 1:Time for what?
Sub point 2: Compelling goals
Sub point 3: Goal definition

Main Point 2: Increasing Productivity

Sub point 1: 80/20 rule
Sub point 2: Examples
Sub point 3: How to apply it

Main Point 3: Flexibility
Sub point 1: heat seeking missile example
Sub point 2: goal > path
Sub point 3: Feedback, not failure

***Note: If I were submitting this article, I would break up the paragraphs and do some formatting to make it more inviting to read. I have only kept them intact so they are easier to follow along with, when comparing them to the template.