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Everyone can always use personal tips on using
their time and completing projects with more efficiency. Check out the following lists.
NOTE-TAKING PRINCIPLES
When you organize your notes, make sure you record the main ideas and take down essential items. These
are a few tips for taking notes:
- Record only worthwhile facts
- Use you words or speaker's words, whichever is easiest
- Write in phrases as short as possible
- Listen for introductory and summary remarks
- Listen for pointer-words, especially numbers
- Skip examples unless needed to understand idea
- Use every possible abbreviation
- Leave blank space if you miss something; ask later
- Write down formulas, dates, graphs, drawings
- Put your comments in brackets
TWELVE VALUABLE TIPS FOR GETTING THINGS DONE!
1) USE LISTS
Lists are an effective organizational
tool that can be used for both
office and home. Use a planner to write down your things
to do. Lists
not only keep you organized, but they also help you
to visualize all
the things that need to be done.
2) MAINTAIN A TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, USE A PLANNER
Using some sort of planner
is invaluable for scheduling your time, notes
and things to do. Be carful to document things
you need to do before,
during and after work in your planner. Make it a habit
to refer to your
planner every evening and first thing every morning.
3) SET GOALS AND PRIORITIES
Think about what it is you
really want to accomplish, both short and long-
term, and record them on a piece of paper. Put
them in your
planner/calendar. As you accomplish your goals cross
them off your list.
4) BUILD STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS
Others will be more likly
to help you get things done if you take the time to
build strong working relationships with them ahead
of time. Don't wait until
you need their help: build ties as you go along.
5) DO THE WORST FIRST
....doing this not only gets
them out of the way, but having them done also
makes your other taskes go by faster.
6) IDENTIFY TIME-WASTERS AND ELIMINATE THEM
There are many things that
we have to deal with daily that rob us of
valuable time. Identify the time-wasters in your
life and eliminate them.
7) TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR TIME
Don't let the amount of time
you have control what you get done.
Determine what needs to be done and then make time
to do it.
8) ORGANIZE YOUR HOME AND OFFICE
Disorganization is
one of the biggest time-wasters there is. Organize your
home and your office now. You'll be surprised
at how much more time you
have.
9) USE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT
Don't let outdated
equipment at the home or the office rob you of valuable
time. If there are more efficient tools
that you could be using to save you
time, figure out a way to obtain them.
10) SAY "NO"
Learn how to say "NO".
Often we get ourselves snowed under with work
because we can't tell anybody "NO". Before saying,
"YES", consider how
the request fits into your overall priorities.
11) DELEGATE
There is no rule thet
says you have to do it all. Learn how to delegate
work - at work and at home - that can be
just as easily done by others.
12) JUST DO IT!
Too many of us waste
time worrying about things that have no bearing on
the job at hand. When you have a job to do, just
do it!
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