The ABCDE of Time Management

How many times were we caught in a situation where we feel that we have so much to do but so little time?

We are always plagued by a lot of things to do. As internet entrepreneurs, we need to think about managing our website, thinking of new income streams and thinking of new ways to market our website. In addition, we cannot shy away from our daily tasks like grocery shopping, shuttling our children to and from school, and if we are holding full time positions, our job duties as well. With so many things to do and so little time, it's natural that we tell ourselves that we must learn to multi-task. Basically, try to do as many things as we can at the same time.

It was therefore an eye (or rather ear) opener to learn about the ABCDE method. Very interesting. Brian Tracy, from which I learnt this tip from, recommend that every day before you start your day (or preferably the night before), spend a few minutes listing down the things that you need to do. And behind all the items, put an A,B,C,D or E next to it. A for those tasks you deem as very important, B for tasks which are important but not as important as A, etc. Then look at all the As and put a 1,2,3, etc beside it. The rule is that you must discipline yourself to finish your A1 task before you embark on your A2 task and you do not start your A3 task before you complete your A2 task, and so on. And he recommends that D tasks to be re-delegated for someone else to complete and E tasks to be eliminated.

I was a little skeptical at first but surprisingly, I loved it. Not only did I become more productive, I found myself like a little girl, happily cancelling off tasks which I had completed and I know I wouldn't need to look at again. It was a great morale booster.

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