Time Management : Tips for Busy People

1.Prioritizing Your Tasks

Apply the Eisenhower Matrix: Tasks in this matrix should be sorted with respect to their urgency and importance so that focus goes to what is of real importance. 
Find Key Priorities: Identify your key tasks for the day and do them first. 

 2. Plan Your Day the Night Before

Make a To-Do List: Put down all the things you want to do the next day.
Blocks in Time: State the time slots as to when you want to do each work so that it will keep you on track. 

 3. Turn Off Distractions

Turn Off Notifications: Let fewer distractions by turning off all non-essential notifications.
Clean Workspace: Create a quiet workspace, clean of clutter.

4. Use implementation tools, aka time management tools.

• Online calendars: Be it Google Calendar or anything else, a record of all the appointments and tasks is to be maintained. Put reminders against each task. 
• Tasque Management Apps: It becomes very easy to then make out the to-do list and even track down the progress through Trello or Asana.

#### 5. Pomodoro Technique

Interval Working: You need to work for 25 minutes, then take a 5-minute break.
Long Breaks: You can have a longer break after four cycles to refresh your mind. 

6. Outsource When You Can
Outsource Work: Outsource the things others can do for you to free up your time. 
Empower Your Team: Allow team members to be responsible for the things they are supposed to do.

7. Learn to Say No

Set Boundaries: Learn to say no to tasks or commitments that will take time away from priorities.
Avoid Overcommitment: Be realistic about what you can do without sacrificing quality. 

8. Batch similar tasks

Grouping Tasks: Such similar tasks should be grouped to provide for their completion in the most effective way.
Minimize Transition Time: Spend the least possible time for transition between the execution of different kinds of tasks.

9. Take Care of Yourself

Healthy Habit: Adequate sleep, healthy food, and regular exercise. 
Mental Breaks: Take short breaks from work during the day so that you can avoid burnout. 

 10. Reflect and Adjust

End-of-Day Review: It simply means that you have to review the things that you have been able to accomplish today and what went wrong.
Keep Fine Tuning Your Approaches: Keep adjusting time management approaches based on what works out best in your view. 

Here are some time management tips. If one followed these scrupulously, it not only would help in maximizing the work output but it also would help pressured people get a good balance between their professional and personal lives. Time management is all about making conscious choices as to the most effective use of time.