Time Management

Sondra Minnich

Table of ContentsO Introduction

O Day 1:• Activities by quadrant• Graph of time management breakdown

O Day 2:• Activities by quadrant• Graph of time management breakdown

O Conclusion:• Strengths, Weakness and How I Can Improve

IntroductionO This project was made to discover how I

manage my timeO I recorded all of my activities over 2 daysO Once recorded, I categorized each activity

using the time management matrixO Matrix parts are as follows:

I- Important and UrgentII- Unimportant and Not UrgentIII- Unimportant and UrgentIV- Unimportant and Not Urgent

Day 1 (By Quadrant)

Urgent Not Urgent

Important -Laundry-Sleep

-Studied-Breakfast with friends-Dinner with friends-Played guitar-Skype with family

Not Important

-Quality time with friends

-None

Time Management Over 24 Hours (day 1)

Quadrant IQuadrant IIQuadrant IIIQuadrant IV

• It is evident that I spent the day completing important tasks

• This was a Friday and on Fridays, I enjoy getting my chores done before the weekend begins

• I did not waste a single minute of this day, due to Quadrant IV being empty

Day 2 (By Quadrant)

Urgent Not Urgent

Important -Skyped to discuss travel plans

-Breakfast with friends-Studied-Played guitar

Not Important -Spent time with friends

-Napped

Time Management over 24 hours (day 2)

Quadrant IQuadrant IIQuadrant IIIQuadrant IV

• This day was spent doing things that were not necessarily important or serious

• This was a Saturday, which is why there was a lot of wasted time

• I spent most of this day with friends• I did not have many important and urgent tasks• I had numerous amounts of unimportant tasks

StrengthsO When there needs to be

tasks completed, I focus easily

O Fridays are the day I dedicate to Quadrant I

O When I have a high rate of Quadrant I tasks, I generally have very little Quadrant IV tasks

O I am able to focus on what’s most important when it is urgent fairly successfully

WeaknessesO If I don’t have any

goals set, I waste the time that I have

O It is tough to set and complete Quadrant I tasks on weekends

O I spend a lot of time with friends, but not enough time for myself and my hobbies

How Can I Improve?O Set more Quadrant 1

goals for weekendsO Find a better balance

between friends and personal time

O Use weekends to balance out each quadrant

O Do not let Quadrant III be the largest quadrant on a regular basis