Benefits of structuring your time
This short article is for a diverse set
of readers who are masters of their time.
You could be
·
a student who is
preparing for examination during preparatory leave.
·
a PhD Scholar/
Researcher who is doing a lot of work by herself
·
A self-employed
person
·
a Home Maker
·
A retired person
·
anyone whose
surroundings are not imposing a time structure
[If you are working in a factory, your
work shift starts at a determined time, the break times are fixed, so is the
closing time. This is what I mean by your surroundings imposing a time
structure on you.]
So you are master of your time. But if
you do not act like a master you may not get much out of your time. And the
sure way of mastering your time is to structure it.
Hence create a structure
Creating a structure is not difficult.
Basic guidelines are
1.
Decide a time
when you will sleep off at night. Deciding when to get up is secondary as it
depends on when you go to sleep. For younger people this is the biggest
roadblock.
2.
Make sure you
listen to your body and have full night's sleep.
3.
Get up at a time
in the morning so that you are not in a hurry.
4.
If you are self-employed
decide your work timings and break timings and stick to them.
Benefits of this structure
·
Your body will develop
a biological clock and will create time discipline.
·
People who
structure their time live healthier and longer.
·
a person with
time structure has a sense of how and where his life is going that provides a
sense of direction.
·
This sense of
direction creates a sense of purpose. Remember you are the master of your life
you can change this direction any time you want. You can also choose a
different purpose for your life.
Remember that directionless and
purposeless life will a vacuous life and pretty likely the person will regret
later in life.
Note: This
article is dedicated to my dear friend Dr. V Prakash who is an epitome of
structuring his time. He had been my roommate also in HAL Staff College hostel.
And I learnt some good habits from him.
