Tips to Recognize Time Killer

How many of us really know how much time does itpeople?
take for us to take a shower? This is a daily routinities6. How much time do you need for a smoke?
which we do everyday, but sometimes we really7. How much time do you need to have a cup of
under-estimate the fact that the time consumes in thiscoffee?
activities can disturb our whole agenda. In this article8. How much time do you take to sign a paper?
we will learn how a small small thing in life is actually9. How much time do you need to read a printed
our time killers.document A4 size?
When you say I need a shower what exactly are you10. How much time do you need to send an email?
talking about? If you mean to just step under theNo, no I cannot give you the correct answers. There
shower with your clothes off, turn on the shower, soakare no correct answers as such. It varies form person
yourself thoroughly and dry yourself after turning offfrom person. I like my coffee cold. That means I let it
the shower then you are right. But if you are talkingstand for five minutes before I drink it. And then I just
about shampooing and conditioning your hair, usinggulp it down in 5 seconds. But that is by no way the
soap and body shampoo on your body, then it is aright way to drink coffee and I cannot tell you that the
different story. This is going to take you nearly half ancorrect time for a coffee break is 5 minutes 5
hour and is not a shower but an elaborate bath.seconds.
So you should be well aware of what you are talkingThat was not the purpose of this exercise anyway.
about and mention the time accordingly.Just like theWhat we were trying to do is to find out whether you
shower, you should have a good estimate of the timehave a more or less good idea about how long you
that you need for various activities.take for each of the above mentioned actions. If you
Let see whether you know how much time you needdo, then you are quite time conscious. If you do not,
for the following actions.then you had better start working on it with a stop
10 actions done at every officewatch right away.
1. How much time do you take to draft a short letter?Once you understand how long you take for the
2. How much time do you take to type a short letter?various activities that comprise your work, you will be
3. How much time can you take for a papera better position to understand how long you will need
presentation?to accomplish tasks and naturally you will be able to
4. How much time can you take for a seminar?manage your time better.
5. How much time can you keep talking to a group of