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Manage your time efficiently
From the course: Creating a Career Plan
Manage your time efficiently
- Time is a scare resource that all of us need to learn to manage. Prioritizing your time and using it efficiently are essential if you're going to successfully complete the projects that will lay the foundation for the career success you're after. An excellent way to become aware of how you use or waste your time, is to keep a written journal for just one week, noting in half-hour increments exactly how you spend that time. This time budget will give you a clear picture of your routine, after which you can make the necessary adjustments so you can increase efficiencies. In a way, you become your own efficiency expert. With your career goals in mind, you can now determine how to best use your time in order to accomplish those goals. As you adjust your time budget, allocate the bulk of your working day to the things that maintain forward progress. If it doesn't advance your career, devote less time to it, and avoid any…