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Effective Time Management Strategies

Every time you take something home from work
that you said you would do but just didn’t quite
finish, some area of your personal life is suffering.

Do not put extra effort into tasks that are not worth
it. Some tasks will require your full attention and
should be completed to the best of your ability.
However, there are other tasks that just have to get
done. Don’t let perfectionism get in the way of
completing less important tasks quickly so that you
have more time to devote to those projects that
really deserve it.

Stephen Covey in First Things First tells the
following story:

One day an expert in time management was
speaking to a group of business students.
As he stood in front of the group of high-
powered overachievers he said, “Okay, time
for a quiz.” He then pulled out a one-gallon,
wide-mouthed Mason jar and set it on the
table. He produced about a dozen fist-sized
rocks and carefully placed them one at a
time into the jar. When the jar was filled to
the top and no more rocks would fit inside,

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