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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Stress Reduction - Time Management

In the last byte, we looked at how positive thinking could help reduce stress levels compared with a person negative thinking. In today's byte, we look time management and see how an individual's time management helps reduces stress.

One of the most common sources of stress is improper time management. This is not just the case in a work setting but also for individual at school! Some symptoms of inefficient time management include a constant rush, missing deadlines, a feeling of being down by large work load, insufficient rest time and indecision too in many cases!

By being able to manage time at a macro level using an effective technique - GP3 could prove extremely effective. Let’s see what the GP3 stands for:
G - Goals: Set goals that are challenging yet attainable
P - Prioritizing: Prioritize the set goals in terms of their relative importance/urgency
P - Planning: Plan to attain these goals through setting the specific tasks, activities, scheduling, or even delegation
P - Praising: Encourage yourself on achieving the specific goals.

This method is found to extremely effective in managing time well, and thus reduces stress. There is a detailed article that has been written on time management at the link here.

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