{"id":1960,"date":"2013-09-03T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/?p=604"},"modified":"2013-09-03T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T10:00:19","slug":"why-time-management-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/why-time-management-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Time Management Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have all wasted time procrastinating.\u00a0 Sitting on the couch watching television and snacking can make time pass so easily.\u00a0 Most of us do it till we feel guilty enough to get up and get back to work, but in the end we are just making life harder on ourselves.\u00a0 If you manage your time from the start, you will have more time to do those things you want, when you want to.<\/p>\n<p>When you think about it, time management is easy.\u00a0 It is simply putting a set of principles, skills, and practices to use to help you use your time to accomplish a set of goals.\u00a0 Easy right?\u00a0 We all know that it isn\u2019t that easy, but it is that important. Here is why:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time cannot be stored or saved.\u00a0 It passes once and only once.\u00a0 For this reason it should be used wisely.<\/li>\n<li>Not managing time leads to stress, unachieved goals, poor finances, poor health, and can upset your physical and mental state in other ways.<\/li>\n<li>You can create pockets of free time by wisely managing yourself.\u00a0 These pockets are yours and yours alone to use however you wish.\u00a0 Don\u2019t just wait for there to be a window to visit that special someone, or call that old friend, make the time.<\/li>\n<li>It helps you prioritize and realize what is really important in your life.<\/li>\n<li>Poor management means more work and more effort on your part.\u00a0 This will leave you worn out and tired and will make what free time you do have less enjoyable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may not think this applies to you because of various reasons.\u00a0 Maybe you are thinking, \u201cwell I\u2019m just a student\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m the boss so my employees take care of anything I miss.\u201d\u00a0 I assure you these tips are universal and helpful to everyone, whether you are a student, a stay at home parent, or a corporate employee or boss.\u00a0 In fact, if you start building these skills young, it will carry throughout your life.\u00a0 It goes something like this.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students see benefits from time management when developing study habits. They learn to take time to play and time to work. Battling procrastination can be extremely difficult, and others will battle perfectionism.\u00a0 Those who do manage their time well will see benefits like more free time, less stress, and better grades.<\/li>\n<li>That student then goes on to get a job.\u00a0 At work they are more efficient, they save time and money for the company by making better decisions.\u00a0 They learn how to deal with interruptions from coworkers, and know how to prioritize projects. \u00a0This type of employee is typically noticed and promoted sooner than others.<\/li>\n<li>That same employee starts a family.\u00a0 They are now balancing work and life, an extremely difficult task.\u00a0 However with proper time management they are able to get their work done and still make time to get home to the family.\u00a0 No late nights for the employee who knows how to balance his or her time well.<\/li>\n<li>These skills will be passed on to their children, who naturally struggle with understanding time.\u00a0 This helps them with their homework in their early years and develops their self-discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have all wasted time procrastinating.\u00a0 Sitting on the couch [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[508],"tags":[392,1057],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.poly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}