Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Time management teaches a number of techniques that aim to increase the effectiveness of a person in getting the things done that need to be done. Time management is somewhat of a misnomer as time passes without regard to what we do; the only thing we can manage is ourself. Hence time management is mostly about self management. There are a number of tools, techniques and attitudes that can help: Todo list Goal setting Proactiveness Win-win opportunities Understanding others Improving yourself Todo list A todo list is a standard tool in time management. It usually is a flat list of tasks that a person needs to complete. To increase the efficiency of the ordinary todo list, prioritize the tasks in four different categories: important and urgent, important and not urgent, not important and urgent, not important and not urgent. Effective time management is learning say no to tasks in categories 3 and 4 to make more time for tasks in categories 1 and 2. Freeing yourself from doing the unimportant tasks leaves more time to focus on the important matters. Read further The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen Covey, ISBN 0671708635. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.