>What is the difference of managing my time and managing myself?
Good question Winfried, and one that I hear quite often in my work. The
simplest answer is that time is an unalterable constant which slips past
at the same rate for all men. A minute lost is a minute lost forever
because the clock only runs in one direction. In this sense, there is no
way we CAN manage time. What we can do is to manage our outlook or
productive use of time.
This seems like a silly and pointless distinction at first, but the way we
present or phrase a problem always limits our answers in some way.
Consider, for example the following problem statement: How do I manage my
time better? If time management is a function of how we manage the
passing of time, we have little control over the situation. If we focus
on time management as a function of how to manage our own attitudes and
behaviors, it simply becomes easier to be more productive.
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