Effective Time Management Strategies

Time management is an exceedingly important skill in today’s environment. We’re being bombarded with tasks, goals, distractions and responsibilities. Feelings of stress and overwhelm are common. Learning effective time management strategies will help you to keep control of your life. Use them to actively manage how you spend your time instead of just reacting to whatever task seems most urgent.

There are numerable techniques to choose from. Not every strategy works equally well for every person. To help you get an overview, check out this list of 58 effective time management strategies.

The exhaustive article covers methods like “Eat That Frog” as well as complete frameworks like “Getting Things Done”. Even more obscure techniques like Autofocus (do what you feel like for as long as you feel like) are covered. It should give you a feel of which methods might work well for you so that you can check those out in more detail.

And of course, you should also check out my time management app Focality. 😉 It combines deep planning, self-reflection and data-driven insights in an easy-to-use app. With it, you can take control of your time and constantly improve yourself.