Advance Planning For Every Day
One of the hardest things about time management and productivity is keeping track of everything that needs to be done in a day. As a physician, there are always circumstances that can pop up that can throw off what you plan to do in a day, and sometimes, this very unpredictability can cause you to throw planning out the window. You may be thinking to yourself why try to keep track of everything when your plans might not pan out, but you’ll find that you get more done in a day when you’ve taken the time for advance planning.
Method One: ABC Technique
The ABC technique of time management is a great tool based on priorities. You’ll label each of your tasks based on how urgent they are to do during the upcoming …show more content…
There are a few ways you can determine if you happen to be procrastinating. The first is whether you spend a great deal of your time doing tasks that aren’t important or urgent when there are other tasks that should be higher on your to-do list. Sit down to finally tackle that task you’ve been putting off only to find that something else has come up, and that task never gets completed. You may find that you feel like you’re waiting for the right time to strike for handling that important task, but it just never seems to come. These are just a few signs that you’re a procrastinator, but not the only ones. You know yourself, so just be honest with yourself about …show more content…
This can help you to adjust your methodology when it comes time to work on a task you want to procrastinate. For instance, if you procrastinate because you find the task distasteful or not interesting, you should find a way to make it easier to handle. Some of the reasons that people procrastinate is that they find the task unpleasant, they feel overwhelmed, they are disorganized, have a sense of perfectionism, or they have a hard time deciding which tasks should be prioritized above others. Try to determine your personal reason for
One of the hardest things about time management and productivity is keeping track of everything that needs to be done in a day. As a physician, there are always circumstances that can pop up that can throw off what you plan to do in a day, and sometimes, this very unpredictability can cause you to throw planning out the window. You may be thinking to yourself why try to keep track of everything when your plans might not pan out, but you’ll find that you get more done in a day when you’ve taken the time for advance planning.
Method One: ABC Technique
The ABC technique of time management is a great tool based on priorities. You’ll label each of your tasks based on how urgent they are to do during the upcoming …show more content…
There are a few ways you can determine if you happen to be procrastinating. The first is whether you spend a great deal of your time doing tasks that aren’t important or urgent when there are other tasks that should be higher on your to-do list. Sit down to finally tackle that task you’ve been putting off only to find that something else has come up, and that task never gets completed. You may find that you feel like you’re waiting for the right time to strike for handling that important task, but it just never seems to come. These are just a few signs that you’re a procrastinator, but not the only ones. You know yourself, so just be honest with yourself about …show more content…
This can help you to adjust your methodology when it comes time to work on a task you want to procrastinate. For instance, if you procrastinate because you find the task distasteful or not interesting, you should find a way to make it easier to handle. Some of the reasons that people procrastinate is that they find the task unpleasant, they feel overwhelmed, they are disorganized, have a sense of perfectionism, or they have a hard time deciding which tasks should be prioritized above others. Try to determine your personal reason for