If you control your time, you control your life - Alan
Lakein (1973)
TIME IS MONEY. It is a precious commodity and
everyone get an equal share but we use it very differently. We also
look at it very differently. Even societies have different attitude
towards time, some are rushed and punctual while others are relaxed
and disregard the clock. This has come to be known as “African
Time”.
One thing about time is that it is elusive, it cannot be changed
and once it is gone, it’s gone forever. According to a saying, Time
and tide waits for no one. Our situation and needs influence our
time orientation, but our time orientation (and needs) can be
changed, leading to more success in life.
Vilfredo Pareto, an early twentieth century, Italian economist
formulated what most of all call the 80-20 rule, technically known
as the law of maldistribution. This rule states that 80 percent of
our effort is spent on unnecessary activity and only 20 percent of
our time is spent on something productive. The question now is that
how can we spend 80 percent of our time on something productive and
spend 20 percent on something unproductive?
For more effective use of our time, the following tips are
suggested. They are in haphazard sequence; you may therefore decide
the priority. {...}
how do you define productive then? it's a matter of perspective
though