By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC
To realise the value of ten years, Ask a newly-divorced couple. To realise the value of four years, Ask a graduate. To realise the value of one year, Ask a student who has failed the final exam. To realise the value of nine months, Ask a mother who gave birth to a still-born. To realise the value of one month, Ask a mother who has had a premature baby. To realise the value of one week, Ask an editor of a weekly magazine. To realise the value of one minute, Ask a person who has missed the bus or train or a plane. To realise the value of a second, Ask a person who has survived an accident. Time waits for no one, eternal truth. Unfortunately, there are only 24 hours in a day. And ironically we sleep away nearly 8 hours out of that 24. So with only 16 hours left in a day, some time-planning is required. What is time management? In simple terms, time management is firstly getting to know how much time one has and then to organise one’s activities to ensure one is able to finish the task in hand. But it has to be done using right steps to ensure that one is able to finish the task on time. One has to prioritise to give more time to important tasks rather than wasting time doing unimportant things. Time management is no rocket science but a cultivated discipline. One of the most important but relevant question often asked “Why” do we require time management? Yes, you may have all the skills required for a particular job but with no knowledge of time management, you will not succeed. Let us now go into some detailing on the subject of “why” we require time management.
