Time Diary by Nick Heap

No one can manage time. We all manage the way we use time. The "Time Diary" helps people become more aware of how they use time. Then we can decide to change the way we use time if we wish. This may lead to more effectiveness, less stress and more job satisfaction too!

How?

The format below has worked well in the past. You need not go into minute detail. This will take too long. You will get lots of benefits by considering chunks of work and the time they take. I give an example below. I recommend you keep up the diary for a week to get the most out of it.

Afterwards, you can judge if you are using time in the right way for you.

Time	What I did	Why I did it	Benefits to me and the organisation
1230	Wrote time diary note	To help Terry with time issues	Enhancing my value to the company Developing a useful tool Helping Terry immediately
1310	Lunch	Hungry and needed a rest	Able to work better afterwards
etc	etc	etc	etc

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