by Cheryl A. Clausen..
Invest 15 minutes each week to reduce your stress and get more value from your time. Effective time management is a skill anyone can develop and this technique will help you to develop good skills faster. And it only requires about 15 minutes of your time. How do you wrap up your week now? Do you rush off from work leaving everything as is until you start the work week again on Monday? When you do that there are two negative things that happen.

First, there are some things that get lost in the shuffle because you didn’t write down the next actions you need to take. And second, you start the next week spending much more than 15 minutes trying to figure out what you should be doing and where you left off the week before.

Take time to review your week and plan the upcome week before you end your week. Do you take on more than you can handle? If, so you join a group made up of the majority.

You usually get in this situation because you don’t realize how many commitments you’ve already made. Use the last 15 minutes at the end of the week to record all the actions you need to finish up on from this week. Write down all the actions you need to take next week, so when Monday comes you’ll know exactly what to start on.

Complete the process by prioritizing the three most important things you’ll do on Monday. Refer to your calendar to determine where you’ll fit those things in among the commitments you’ve already schedule. Just get a general idea when you’ll take those actions. You don’t want to schedule them as appointments.

Empty your pockets. During the week you’ve allowed sticky notes, receipts, bills, business cards etc. to accumulate in your pockets and briefcase and on your desk. Put all these things in one basket and schedule a time when you will pay your bills, turn in your receipts, and properly file the rest.

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