Effective time management requires some kind of habit forming and due diligence in identifying what is important and what can wait.

1. Develop the habit of saying no.

2. Kill email and social networking notifications.

3. Schedule your priorities.

4. First things first.

5. Less volume, more time. Plan to do a few thoroughly and if possible completed.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/time.htm

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553

http://www.right.com/blog/careerpluswork/2013/manage-your-time-more-effectively-to-accomplish-more-each-day/

We should keep monitoring our to do lists, as such would help in managing our time.

Effective time management requires some kind of habit forming and due diligence in identifying what is important and what can wait.

1. Develop the habit of saying no.

2. Kill email and social networking notifications.

3. Schedule your priorities.

4. First things first.

5. Less volume, more time. Plan to do a few thoroughly and if possible completed.

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/time.htm

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553

http://www.right.com/blog/careerpluswork/2013/manage-your-time-more-effectively-to-accomplish-more-each-day/

I  feel one can do if one gives priority  of things to be done

easily one can do

To be Efficient, Successful and Healthy Time Management is necessary at all spheres of life (Home- Work- society).

According to Time Management Training.com, fifty percent of management time is spent processing information, and eighty percent of that information is of no value (Time Management Training.com, 2002). Therefore, managing time is very important. The following are five timemanaging tips for managers in the workplace:

1. Prioritize your tasks;

2. Get the job done right the first time;

3. Do not waste time;

4. Delegate tasks;

5. Avoid procrastination.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/HR/HR01400.pdf

In Industrial era Taylorism was the system of maximise production and optimise time.

see Scientific management http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management

“Scientific management, also called Taylorism, is a theory of management that analyzes andsynthesizes workflows. Its main objective is improving economic efficiency, especially labor productivity. It was one of the earliest attempts to apply science to the engineering of processesand to management.

Although scientific management as a distinct theory or school of thought was obsolete by the 1930s, most of its themes are still important parts of industrial engineering and management today. These include analysis; synthesis; logic; rationality; empiricism; work ethic; efficiency andelimination of waste; standardization of best practices; disdain for tradition preserved merely for its own sake or to protect the social status of particular workers with particular skill sets; the transformation of craft production into mass production; and knowledge transfer between workers and from workers into tools, processes, and documentation.”

It seems that in a post-industrial era, the management of time has a lot many dimentions.

Dear All,

It is important to have a calendar and an appointment book where you can plan your future activities. Time cannot be flexible but your activity should be flexible and adjusted to time intervals. You should plan activities needing concentration and other tasks which can be solved as routine works. Routine work can be done even if you are tired. Try to be able to decide what tasks are really important.

Nageswara is right: “Kill email and social networking notifications.“ I add: do not be an RG addict!

Do not forget to do sport every day and to have some leisure (listening your favourite music and looking at images or landscapes you like).

The starting point for many would be that the employees are given responsibilities related to *jobs* and *projects* and that this is differentiated from *hours spent at work*. This does need an agreement about flexibility - so that people are judged on their work and *not* on the time they spend working. This makes it possible for people to manage their time more effectively and if there is involvement of the workforce in the overall planning of projects etc and the benefits of project completion is shared among the employees there will be better time management as a result. If however people are judged on metrics based on how many hours they work - the result will be that it is much more important *to pretend* to work a certain amount of hours *than doing the job* - and as a consequence the opposite of effective work practices.

Dear All,

I suggest you an easy way to assess and calculate your time schedule: note your activities (with the time you used for them) say for a week. Then classify them according to your own principles and evaluation degrees. This way you can assess how many time you use (waste) for activities not really important for your human and professional aims. Draw the conclusions!

I think that we can manage time effectively at work by working more effectively.

I would say the following:

1. Write down your day's plan carefully. .

2. Write down the time limits for all issues that are on your high priority

3. Block out other distractions like research gate, face book other forms of social media unless you use these tools to generate business.

4. List all your interruptions, and think how they can be avoided

5. Devote some 5 minutes to every task to decide what result you want to attain.

6. Strictly enforce the  "Do not disturb" sign when you have strict deadlines to meet

7.  Don't appear relaxed when you look at people while you are busy with doing urgent work; your body language will dissuade  them to dare waste your time

Stay away from Facebook and its blabbering, use ResearchGate instead and contribute to threads, where you really have to say something. Follow the advice from above that seems most appropriate to you. 

For the notorious procrastinators: I've read an article recently that suggested to start as late as possible. That is the usual procedure for them anyway, so they shouldn't waste energy forcing themselves to start early and feeling guilty if they don't. Starting late makes them feel the pressure of the deadline.

Dear colleagues

Time management is an interesting question that I have tried to come to grips with, not only for work, but also in terms of getting good at tasks that are done under time pressure, for example, taking tests and exams as a student when I was younger, or playing tournament chess games. I think everyone I have read so far under this topic has shared nice methods and advice. Though I feel, underneath time management, there is our individual perceptions of time in the psychological and biological sense. Some people seem naturally better at this than others (just as some people may be better in their spatial 3-D perception, or some with their sixth sense). Some of us get better or more realistic over time or in certain circumstances, for example: measuring and estimating time, or realizing the time lapsed between certain events, or accurately grasping the time left before a deadline. In terms of project management and work, would it not be better if our personal perception of time was stronger / improved, and we could make more reasonable estimates and decisions? I included a few links below. I also agree with others here that mental concentration is very important; every individual has different ways of keeping themselves on task, but we can learn from each other. 

Emre 

Dr. E 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/do-humans-have-a-biological-stopwatch-164710819/?no-ist

http://www.sitepoint.com/how-to-control-your-perception-of-time/

Good time management is crucial for dealing with modern life challenges, physical & mental stress and work pressure. A time management strategy that works best for someone depends on his/her personality, ability to self-motivate and level of self discipline. However, some key aspects include keeping a time log for various activities, prioritizing the works, estimating and planning realistic time schedule/deadlines, avoiding stay behind and multi-tasking, organizing both hard & e-documents/files and getting rid of undesired ones, taking help of others and managing external time wasters, Recent psychological studies have shown that multi-tasking does not actually save time. Having a good sense of the amount of time required for emergent, important and routine tasks can help in better time management.

An ultimate thought by Prof Kamal on significance of Time Management.-  "Using time efficiently is the best investment of time. Time is like a sorrowed if you can't cut with it, it will cut you". Time is a mysterious, fleeting thing that has a way of escaping our grasp at the blink of eye. We all have 24 hours days. Hence, prioritize, set targets and realistic deadline, and try to stay focused on the task at hand. Learn from past experiences and plan for future by focusing exclusively on present. 

Time management is the ability to plan and control how you spend the hours in your day to effectively accomplish your goals. Poor time management can be related to procrastination, as well as problems with self-control. Skills involved in managing your time include planning for the future, setting goals, prioritizing tasks, and monitoring where your time actually goes. It's the process of arranging and controlling how you spend your time in or out of work. It is a highly important matter for most professionals as demands are placed upon any hard-working person with responsibility - demands that strain one's diary and one's character.