
9
Assess Yourself
T
he fi rst step to effective time management is
self-awareness.
You probably have a general sense of what
types of tasks you perform on a daily basis, and how
much time you spend on each. But perception isn’t
always reality, and you may overestimate or under-
estimate, and any blind spots you have won’t help.
Those miscalculations can add up and leave you with
an incomplete picture of where your time is going.
That’s why it’s important to actually track ...