Chapter 1
"Unlock the Power of Productivity: Mastering Life and Time Management"
Book overview:
This book was originally written in Urdu language and now has been translated into English.
Why do we procrastinate? How can we manage it?
With 10 Action Plan plans related items. Charts and graphics.
Introduction, Analysis, Problems, and Causes
Procrastination and Laziness - An Enemy
What is Procrastination?
The Concept of Tomorrow
Impact of Procrastination on Our Lives
External Impacts
Internal Impacts
Effects of Procrastination – Reflect upon your Life
Dangerous symptoms of Procrastination
Types of Procrastination
One’s Own Self
Matters of Life
Being Responsible in Others’ Matters
Laziness, Slothfulness, and Procrastination
Forms
Our Excuses in Procrastination
Some Ways to Avoid Procrastination
Causes behind Laziness and Procrastination
Lack of Knowledge About Prioritization
Fear of Failure
Overconfidence
Trying to Do Everything
Anger and Lack of Self-Control
Lack of Required Skills
Always Trying to Start from Zero
Wrong Picture of Life and Death
Treatment, Facts, Realization, and Suggestions
Some personal factors
Analysis and Self-Assessment Questionnaire
First, Second and third list
Analysis
Make Today Better than Yesterday
Acknowledge your blessings
Plan Twice, Morning and Evening, and Assess Yourself
Clear Goal and Dividing it into Sections
Balance and Harmony
Be Realistic
Unfinished Tasks and Priorities
Deadline
Priorities, Tasks Breakdown, and their Allotment
Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses
Other Suggestions
Make the Environment Favourable
Waiting and Break Times
Most Suitable Time and Full Attention
If You’re Alive, You’re at Work
Choosing The Best Time
Health Assessment
Improve the Skills that are the Demand of Time
Two To-Dos
Will
Financial Matters
Worrying about Hereafter
Celebrating Accomplishments
Attending Funerals
Action Plan 2: Let Go of Laziness, Speed Up!
Action plan no. 3: Setting Priorities
Learn to Distinguish Between Important and Urgent
Pre Plan
Keep the Results in Mind
Complete the Task You have Selected
Some Important Points about Setting Priorities
Action Plan 4: Ways to Save Time
1. Preparing for Today
2. Correct and Improve Yourself
3. Preparation and Organization
4. Make the Best Use of your Silence and Speech
5. Meetups and Social Relations
6. Always Take Suggestions
7. Learn to Say ‘No’
8. Latest Facilities
9. Organizing Time and Scheduling
10. Control Distractions
11. Utilize the Prime Time
12. Get Busy During Travel Time
13. Try to Do the Tasks in the Best Way Possible
14. Stay Organized
15. Follow 80:20 Rule
16. Perfectionism
17. Be Flexible
18. Family Time
19. Household Tasks and Bills
20. Shopping
21. Office and Professional Life
22. Paperwork
23. multi-Tasking
Action plan no. 5: Waiting time.
Action plan no. 6: Planning the Day and daily Tasks’ List
Stages of Planning the Day
How to Regularly Complete Promises Done with Oneself
Action plan no. 7: Don’t Promise More than you can Fulfil, learn to Say ‘No’.
Action Plan No. 8: List of ‘Not-to-do’ Tasks
Action plan no. 9: How to Take Extra One Hour Daily
Action plan no. 10: How to Make the Best Use of Time
Develop the habit of completing your work.
Some Suggestions to prove yourself in time management
Seven Rules for Personal Management
How to make the best use of time?
