Flowering Control

During the month of duality and change it is important to know how to manage your time between the two sides. Time management is a struggle for anyone and everyone because you can't make more of it just control the time you do have in a week. There are a few known ways to better control your time. Hopefully these help you blossom in your day to day!

The Eisenhower method is the best structurally to begin with when discussing time management. To begin this process, task dump onto a sheet of paper of everything needed to get done. Second step would be drawing four boxes to best organize all your task! The first quadrant in the top left will begin as the 'Highest Importance''/Urgent to do first, which should have highest priority work. The quadrant to the immediate right is 'Scheduled', which can be planned out down the week or the month.T he quadrant underneath it will be the 'delete it' section, which is for 'fun activities'. The quadrant immediately under the first quadrant is the 'Minimize it' section where you take on the smaller important task. This section will allow for small task from the 'scheduled' section to get worked on while still maximizing your time and focus. Once you have the task broken down you can tackle the quadrants from Important, to Scheduled, to Minimize, and then whatever time left over can be 'Fun Task".

Most people do the 'eat the frog' method to try and do the most complicated task first. This method is great unless you try and eat at the wrong time. What if you aren't hungry for a task but have to get it done? Try and schedule it during your most productive hours of the day. This also comes into play when discussing the 'Pomodoro' method of time management. This method sets your focus on your task for a set time frame and then take a break. For example, many people will work for 25 minutes then take a 5-10 minute break. This works for some as a way to knock out task and know there will be an end time to work towards.

Eisenhower Method of time management.

Pomodoro Method of time management

The Eisenhower method can help prioritize the task while 'eat the frog' or 'pomodoro' methods can help you work through the tasks at hand. If nothing else works when you get overwhelmed think 'If I complete nothing else today, what do I need to complete?'. This lets your brain focus on the one important task, and lets the noise drain out. These are methods this author is planning to implement in writing or in activism. We hope these help you in your day to day as well!