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| HourGlass |
There
are few things in the world that thwart time management like the
internet. The vilest offenders floating around the world wide web today
are the ever-increasing number of blogs available for perusal.
Blogging—essentially
an online diary where writers post their musings—seems to have had its
inception in the 1990s. As the internet expanded, tools were created that
allowed users to write and post blogs without having any knowledge of HTML or
web design. As blogging increased in popularity, writers began linking
their blogs to similarly-themed blogs and other topics that were of interest to
them.
And
this is where the most noblest of time management ideals were lost amidst the
labyrinth of ever-connected postings. One blog leads to another, which is
linked to another which has a reference to a news article that contains
comments linked to another blog posting—before one even realizes it, hours have
passed, the soufflé has fallen, and nothing has been accomplished.
Fortunately,
with a simple process, order can be restored and effective time management can
once again reign supreme—both for those blogging, and those reading.
The
first step is to determine how much time can be spent on blogs. This
needs to be a firm time, an exact time. Once this is decided upon, two
alarms must be set. This can be an egg timer, a stopwatch, or an alarm on
a cell phone. The first alarm should be set for a few minutes before the
end of the allotted time so thoughts can be finalized or the article can be
finished. At the second alarm browsers are closed and blogging time is
finished.
As
great as any process may be, however, it is only a process if it is done 100%
of the time. Thus, a foundational aspect
of time management is consistency. It is
important to understand that consistency is not achieved in leaps and bounds,
but in small, intentional steps. For
those who find it difficult to manage their time (whether it be in regards to
the internet or anything else), taking the first small step towards a
deliberate, repetitive behavior can help build consistency across all aspects
of life.
Author: ArticleWriteUp.com writer Fletcher H.
1 comment:
Thanks now if you can just work out how I can put all the info in and read all the info in a reasonable amount of time then I will have it made. On a serious note timers are a good idea to keep you on track physical reminders of the real world.
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