You might do a lot of multitasking during your day.  But multitasking can hurt your productivity.  Whenever you switch to a new task and then switch back to the task you were working on, it takes time to figure out where you left off.

In an article titled “The Grand Seduction of Multitasking” on abcnews.go.com, it says “Microsoft studied its own employees and found it takes workers interrupted by e-mail or instant messages around 15 minutes to get...

According to Greek mythology, Cronus, trying to avoid a prophecy about loosing his throne to one of his sons, used to devour them as soon as they born. Fearing his son Zeus could have the same destiny, his mother Rhea hid him, and later he dethroned his father.

Cronus, in the classical tradition, symbolizes the time, and the image of time devouring its own children is quite suggestive nowadays. We live in a high-speed world where we are compelled to learn and produce more in less...

1. Don’t let your paperwork mount up. Tackle it little and often. Do your filing as you go, rather than spending hours once a month. Once you have a system in place, it’s easy to keep on top of it all. It takes five minutes to reconcile your bank statement and even less to file your electricity bill. Make sure you have direct debits set up so that you never miss a payment. If you want to be super efficient, do your banking online and tell your bank you want to go...

How many times have you said to yourself I wish I could stay organized?  I am a professional organizer and I tell the women I work with it is possible to keep organized but I don’t think it is possible to stay organized. The word stay gives the impression that once a task is done it is done for good.  But if you have a life, live with someone, have children or have a home no matter how organized things are they just get undone. Here are six tips to help you keep...

One of the reasons that I like being organized is that I hate to waste time, money or energy.  Also, I can't bear that nasty sensation in the pit of my stomach when I realize that because I wasn’t prepared for it, an opportunity just passed me by.

In recent years I’ve discovered the joys of having my own vegetable garden.  It’s a great feeling to wander out the back door and pick your own salad or herbs to go with dinner.  The price...

There was a saying by William Penn, "Time is what we want most, but... what we use worst."  We all desire to have abundance of time, yet when we have it, we often miss use it. So when it comes to time management, we misunderstand it. The belief that most of us have is eventually to finish the task that was set forth, that needs to be done. However, a key element would be in time management is basically to do the right things at the right time.

Twelve points to...

Time management is by and large the most taxing aspect in our lives. Every person on earth has a lot of time, but none of us can neither lend nor borrow it from others.

All one can do is alter the way we are utilizing it. It is indeed a daunting task to manage one's own time.

As a young student, you would be well aware of the role of time in your life.

Everything has a particular time that is to set aside for it. Importance should be given to...

Eric is finding it difficult to cope with his study schedule. As the final exams near, he finds himself cramming for them. This also greatly affects the quality and submission of his academic projects. Basically, his whole schedule is a huge mess.
In case you happen to be a college going student and face problems a lot like Eric, your problem is bad time management.
A student is associated with busy schedules. The professors assign mountains of assignments; you happen to be a...

People all over the world are getting more busier and busier with their lives these days. Thanks to the advanced information age, we're living in a world that has gotten more demanding of our time than ever. Without effective time management, we won't be able to use our time productively and would always feel like we're running out of time.

Let's explore the four essential techniques of effective time management:

1. Planning and setting priorities.

You...

The general complaint from graduate students is that they have very less time for a lot of work. The excitement is always there when you enter a grad school. But when things get to start going, you will realize that time management is so necessary to survive. The trick of the trade lies in how well you manage it and use the ever ticking time. Coping up with lectures, assignments and friends are never going to be easy. How well are you going to do it?

To not feel exhausted and...