Summary
This report has been prepared with the purpose of analysing and evaluating my current
time usage, in order to assess my time management skills. Time Management involves
setting priorities and undertaking goal management in order to as efficient and productive
as possible. The aim of this report is to evaluate my current time management skills and
isolate areas in which I need to improve and also to establish what theories and methods I
must utilize in order to ensure that my time is well managed. The objective of this report is
to properly analyse my findings in order to make accurate conclusions and in turn
determine recommendations as to how I can adopt better time management skills in order
to achieve my goals and objectives. Prior to preparing this report, I was required to identify
my life goals and objectives on a short and long term basis in different areas of my life.
These being; study, family, personal, work, social, community service, home duties and
sleep. I was then required to prioritise my goals and objectives, estimate how I was
spending my time and record a detailed time log over a one week period. The most
accurate method when recording time usage data was immediate documentation. I also
used my current organisational tools as a resource to remind me how I had recently spent
my time and what I could expect from the coming week making estimations.
After comparing my estimated and actual time usage figures (Refer to Appendix 5), it
became apparent that there was little difference between the two sets of figures. Although
my results indicated that my estimates were fairly accurate, they show that I am
consistently spending my time in ways that are perhaps not ideal. In order to narrow the
gap between my actual time usage and ideal time usage I will need to spend more time
studying, and less time socialising and performing home duties. In particular, study is a
high priority for me and I must therefore make sure I undertake goal management and
establish it as one of my priorities. One way I can close the gap, is by utilizing my current
commuting time to perform my weekly readings for university. I can also use the
principles behind the Hayne theory on prime time and “œThe Pickle Jar Theory in order to
ensure I am using my time productively. Only then will I be able to realistically work
