6 minutes agoAuthor: Shivakant Shukla
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festivals The season is going on. During this period, the workload on working people from home to office increases significantly. Meanwhile, if we are planning a holiday of 2-3 days on Diwali, then we will have to do the work for those days in advance.
Talking about household chores, there is a pile of work ranging from cleaning to shopping. If our time management is not proper amidst so many tasks then we may have to face a lot of difficulties.
so today relationship In the column we will talk about time management. You will also learn that-
- How to reduce the workload at home and office during the festive season?
- What preparation should be done in advance for this?
Why does workload increase during festival season?
At this time it is natural for work to increase both at home and office. Talking about home, a lot of work related to the festival increases here. Such as making preparations for the guests coming to the house, cleaning the house, fulfilling the demands of children, decorating the house, shopping for clothes, shopping for essential household items, etc.
Apart from this, all the office work has to be done in advance because we want to be with our family during those two-three days. In such a situation, it is very important for us to learn time management to deal with so much workload.
Well-known American author and productivity coach David Allen has a New York Times bestseller book – ‘Getting Things Done.’ David writes in this book that everyone in the whole world has only 24 hours. Then why does it happen that someone builds an empire in those 24 hours of work and someone starts struggling in completing their daily basic tasks. The simple answer to this is time management. Managing your time and energy wisely is the main factor of productivity.
Understand the points given in the graphic below as to how we should manage our time to increase productivity.
How to reduce workload during festive season?
To reduce the increased workload during the festive season, it is very important to make a time table and work accordingly. Along with this, we have to take special care of some other things. Know about this in the pointers below-
Make a list of household chores
Making this list helps us in ensuring that no work is missed. In this list, also note down the time of work and the necessary preparations for it. Like which people to call, from whom to take help etc. Apart from this, make a separate shopping list. Memorize each item and write it down. With this we will not have to visit the market again and again.
Keep priority in the list
We may have 10 tasks and spend all our time completing one unnecessary task. Due to this our important work will be missed. Therefore, keep priority in the list. In this, decide the priority as to which important work we have to do first and which one after that.
Make a list of office tasks
During festival holidays, when you will not be in the office, make a list of what things will be required on that day, what needs to be told to seniors, what tasks need to be assigned to people. Along with this, set priority in office work also.
plan and work
Planning means deciding in advance what to do, how to do it, when to do it and who should do which work. This helps in completing the work on time. So plan your day’s work. Then set deadlines for completing them.
set deadlines
Deadline means setting the final time limit for doing any work. This is the most important thing in time management. While setting deadlines, we should keep in mind that do not set any such time limit in which there is no possibility of completing the work.
Don’t be confused, take decisions immediately
When some work is incomplete, it attracts your attention again and again. Therefore, decide what to do with those tasks. Don’t be confused about this. For this we need to take immediate decisions.
Don’t take on too much work
Don’t try to do all the work alone. For this, learn to get work done from others also. Divide responsibilities in office and at home and give tasks to everyone according to their ability and capability. Working beyond capacity can cause fatigue and depression. Therefore, take on as much work as you can easily do.
There are many benefits of good time management.
If our time management is correct then all the work gets done easily and on time without any stress. It has many more benefits, see the graphic below-
What are the reasons for increase in workload?
The biggest reason for this is poor time management. If we do not make a habit of doing all our work on time and leave it for tomorrow, it causes increase in workload. Apart from this, we have some other habits which increase the workload. See this in the graphic below-
It is important to celebrate festivals along with work.
Festivals have been a part of our culture for centuries. We have grown up celebrating them with full enthusiasm. These are not celebrated only for cultural or religious reasons. These create a feeling of unity and friendship and love among people. Due to busy schedule, we are not able to give much time to our friends and family. In such a situation, festivals give us an opportunity to spend time with everyone.
During festivals, all the family members work together at home, which deepens the bond between them. Both children and parents have time to decorate the house, cook, play etc.
This develops a feeling of love for their family in children. However, if we give too much importance to our job during these times, we risk weakening relationships not only with our friends but also with our family. Therefore celebrating festivals is also very important.
