Benefits of structuring your time

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.