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Assess Yourself

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Your goal could be personal or professional. You

may have a new project that you want to make time

for, a skill you want to acquire, or a performance met-

ric your boss wants you to reach. Or you may want

to stop missing deadlines set by your colleagues—or

by your manager. Perhaps you want to stop feeling so

much pressure to stay late and work when you could

be home with your family. It may be a combination of

these. Just make sure that your own goal as you state

it matches up with those that your manager has set

for you.

Break down your responsibilities

You’ll want to make the time-tracking process as sim-

ple, painless, and manageable as possible.

To do this, break down your job duties into broad

categories—for example, personal ...