{"id":9779,"date":"2019-01-28T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passodue.flywheelsites.com\/2019\/01\/28\/masters-of-our-own-time\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:46:50","slug":"masters-of-our-own-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diariodiunconsulente.it\/en\/2019\/01\/28\/masters-of-our-own-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters of our own time: finding a balance to best manage our lives"},"content":{"rendered":"

by\u00a0Alberto Aleo<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

We don’t really think about this too much, but nowadays one of the main skills<\/b> for managers<\/b> and professionals<\/b> is time<\/b> management<\/b>, for both personal and team <\/b>productivity. Why so? Because we live in an constantly evolving world where changes<\/strong> and unexpected events affect our business with sudden changes of direction<\/strong>, new projects and internal reorganizations<\/strong>. Our working lives<\/strong> therefore become turbulent and force us to cover new roles, to work with different people in variable contexts and situations. So what is the secret to successful time management?<\/span> Here are some considerations\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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There is nothing more certain and unchanging than uncertainty and change.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0J. F. Kennedy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Different symptoms, different disorders and different treatments<\/span><\/h2>\n

Before describing the management techniques <\/b>we’ll try to consider the symptoms which can reveal how good we are at managing<\/b> our time effectively and give us some useful information on how to improve our skills. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are two main psychological side-effects<\/b> of bad time management<\/b>: anxiety<\/b> and stress<\/b>! The two do not coincide, in fact they are caused by different situations and behaviours. Anxiety is triggered when we are too focused on ‘what could happen in the future<\/b>‘, especially because of our past ‘mistakes and bad experiences’<\/b>. Basically it pulls us away from the present making us feel unstable and insecure.<\/span> How to overcome anxiety? Keeping in mind that the past no longer exists and the future is yet to come, and that the only real thing is the <\/span>\u201c<\/span>here and now<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/span> From our past we can learn how to act NOW<\/strong>, and make decisions which will influence our future<\/strong>. Therefore both past and future are relevant only with regard to what we do today!<\/em>
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On the other hand negative stress<\/b> is related to a state of extreme tension in the present.<\/b> Too heavy a workload<\/b>, too many responsibilities<\/b>, tasks<\/b> which go beyond our skills<\/b>… Keeping stress under control is not at all easy<\/span>, however you might find useful some of the resources listed below \u2013 which are mentioned in several books dedicated to this topic (the best known is Get Things Done<\/span><\/a>\u00a0by David Allen) \u2013 combined with our personal experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

(Proverbio cinese)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The 6 pillars of time management<\/span><\/h2>\n

In our opinion, effective time management should take into consideration the following topics. Here are the 6 Ps of the Master of Time<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n