There are different ways to use time , and the worst way is to do something well that does not need to be done, wasting energy that accomplishes nothing. We are often busy chasing time, forgetting to define our time and set priorities.
You cannot do everything, so it is important to understand the real nature of the problems to be addressed in the short, medium and long term. It is necessary to draw a mind map with activities that should be divided into 4 quadrants: urgent activities, non-urgent but important activities, urgent but unimportant activities, and, finally, non-urgent and unimportant activities. Ideally, one should be able to move normally within the second quadrant through careful planning. The most useful advice is to have clear objectives, define priority interventions, and screen all problematic situations. A major obstacle to optimal time management is the tendency not to address problems at the right time and in the right ways. Also very important is the break within an activity schedule; in fact, at least one hour a day should be devoted to informing you about developments related to your work. Among the most immediate dangers is the ease with which people are willing to take on others’ problems, so it is important that there be an equitable distribution of workloads and a sharing of responsibility. The ability to perceive time and reality as a whole is definitely a prerequisite for professional growth through an active attitude of one’s life.
Source: I don’t have time for… How it wears out care: health workers under stress by Ferdinando Pellegrino
