Save Time: Productivity
TIME
NATURAL FACT ON TIME:-
Just as sunflowers turn their heads to catch every sunbeam, so too have we discovered a simple way to get more from our sun. We've learned to save energy and enjoy sunny summer evenings by switching our clocks an hour forward in the summer
------Science------
The idea of daylight saving was first conceived by Benjamin Franklin during his sojourn as an American delegate in Paris in 1784, in an essay, "An Economical Project”.
What is TIME?????
Remember that time is money
Ben Franklin, 1748
Introduction-
• Time must be explicitly managed, just like money
• Much of this won’t make sense until later (too late?): that’s why this is on the WWW
• Faculty vs. Grad Students vs. Undergrads
• Lightning pace, heavy on techniques
:One Good Thief is Worth Ten Good Scholars:
WHAT!!!!
YES,THEY ARE ALWAYS BETTER...
Why Time Management is Important????????
Inspiration**
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WHAT!!!!
YES,THEY ARE ALWAYS BETTER...
Why Time Management is Important????????
•“The Time Famine”
•Bad time management = stress
•This is life advice
##The Problem is Severe##
By some estimates, people waste about 2 hours per day. Signs of time wasting:
– Messy desk and cluttered (or no) files
– Can’t find things
– Miss appointments, need to reschedule them late and/or unprepared for meetings
– Volunteer to do things other people should do
– Tired/unable to concentrate...........
Hear me Now, Believe me Later
• Being successful doesn’t make you manage your time well.
• Managing your time well makes you successful.
“If you can dream it, you can do it”
Walt Disney
•Disneyland was built in 366 days, from ground-breaking to first day open to the public.
Planning------
•Failing to plan is planning to fail
•Plan Each Day, Each Week, Each Semester
•You can always change your plan, but only once you have one!
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•Break things down into small steps.....
•Like a child cleaning his/her room...
•Do the ugliest thing first....
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