Time Management Strategies: How to Be More Efficient

“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.”

Jean de La Bruyère, Les Caractères

We all get the same 24 hours in a day. However, some of us seem to make significantly more of those hours than others.

Time management is the ability to plan and exercise conscious control of our time. It requires “conscious” control because our time goes where our attention goes.

In the words of Idowu Koyenikan, time management is about life management. Before we dive into some effective strategies, let’s review how time management can make or break our success.

These time management strategies will help you get more efficient

1. Communicate your priorities
2. Embrace peak hours
3. Get enough sleep
4. Take constructive breaks
5. Learn to delegate
6. Avoid useless meetings
7. Practice deliberate elimination
8. Engage in deliberate practice
9. Reduce to-do lists
10. Master your Inbox

The importance of time management