According to Don Farris in the article "time management: An exercise in Self Awareness", time cannot be managed rather we manage the utilization of it. He further argues that time is a human creation that is used as a measure to calculate the activity of a task. According to this article time management involves planning, goal setting, organization and establishment of good study habits. Time, self and task management is necessary for management of oneself. Planning involves predicting of future developments and coming up with strategies of how to manage these events. Goal setting is the specific, measurable, accurate, reliable and time bound objectives. They are also known as SMART goals (Farris, 2002).
Organization on the other hand does …show more content…
This include that the concept of time management are simple and that one performs best when under pressure. Others include the belief that one lacks the time to perform a necessary task and that self management is not an aspect of time management. The symptoms of poor time management include: constant rushing through a task, low productivity and energy, constant frustration and frequent delays in delivery of a task (Wetmore, 2004).
Poor time management results from poor planning, procrastination, interruptions and bad attitude towards a task. Poor planning may result from the failure to understand the intensity of a task. It results in unproductive time utilization thus lack of appropriate time to complete a task. A poor plan fails to prioritize tasks in accordance to urgency. It also leads to paying attention to interruptions and distractions. This include: visitors, telephone and unscheduled meeting.
Procrastination on the other is putting aside task for a future date. It is as a result of fear of failure or wrong priorities. Wetmore also believes that it may result from wanting to perform a task in perfection thus failing to do it. This leads to accumulation of work and thus resulting in rushing through the topic. Procrastination is thus referred to as the key feature of poor time management (Wetmore, …show more content…
Monochromic approach is objective and focuses on speedy and punctual performance of a task. Monochromic time users tend to follow a strict schedule from which they don 't deviate. They prefer performing one task after the other. Polychromic approach on the other hand, is subjective and focuses on flexibility and dedication. Polychromic users do many things at once by switching between tasks. They may study two related subjects at once by switching in between the related books. Although the two approaches are effective in time management, monochromic approach is useful in predictable task while polychromic is useful when creating a new
Organization on the other hand does …show more content…
This include that the concept of time management are simple and that one performs best when under pressure. Others include the belief that one lacks the time to perform a necessary task and that self management is not an aspect of time management. The symptoms of poor time management include: constant rushing through a task, low productivity and energy, constant frustration and frequent delays in delivery of a task (Wetmore, 2004).
Poor time management results from poor planning, procrastination, interruptions and bad attitude towards a task. Poor planning may result from the failure to understand the intensity of a task. It results in unproductive time utilization thus lack of appropriate time to complete a task. A poor plan fails to prioritize tasks in accordance to urgency. It also leads to paying attention to interruptions and distractions. This include: visitors, telephone and unscheduled meeting.
Procrastination on the other is putting aside task for a future date. It is as a result of fear of failure or wrong priorities. Wetmore also believes that it may result from wanting to perform a task in perfection thus failing to do it. This leads to accumulation of work and thus resulting in rushing through the topic. Procrastination is thus referred to as the key feature of poor time management (Wetmore, …show more content…
Monochromic approach is objective and focuses on speedy and punctual performance of a task. Monochromic time users tend to follow a strict schedule from which they don 't deviate. They prefer performing one task after the other. Polychromic approach on the other hand, is subjective and focuses on flexibility and dedication. Polychromic users do many things at once by switching between tasks. They may study two related subjects at once by switching in between the related books. Although the two approaches are effective in time management, monochromic approach is useful in predictable task while polychromic is useful when creating a new