I believe that the guidelines for how we manage our time are changing. Of course we want to get the most out of our work day so that we can give an honest and fair effort to our employer each and every day. This is essential to your career.
Having said that, I also realize that balance is very important not only to you in your daily life but also to you as an employee of a company. Having happy, well-rounded employees should make for a great company.
Here is an interested blog post from the Harvard Business Review http://blogs.hbr.org/anthony/2012/07/how_will_you_measure_your_companys_life.html It is essential to keep balance in time management and it is important to your company that you manage your time well.
Online and mobile communication opportunities make keeping that balance a little different, not necessarily more difficult but a little different. How we spend our time is changing and evolving because of the availability of online options. Many professions now allow for telecommunting because of this. Having this availability is a new challenge for time management.
Answering the question, what is the best use of my time at this moment is a challenge. If you are on the company clock, that narrows it down significantly to how can I use this moment to benefit the company or the business. It is the rest of the day and night that is more complicated.
Do I work on my professionals skills, work on my physical fitness, my faith life, family life, or relaxation. The answer is yes to all of these and finding the right combination is a challenge. Online availability makes it easier to accomplish many things but more difficult to balance your time. That is why I say that time management is evolving.
Give your day plenty of thought. Use your time wisely in every way.
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