SlideShare une entreprise Scribd logo
1  sur  38
WHY TIME MANAGEMENT
(MORE OFTEN THAN WE LIKE)
FAILS ?
#TimeManagement
Massimo Cardaci – 26.10.2013
There are 3 main reasons
why
Time Management fails
in achieving its promises
There are 3 main questions
which
allow discovering them
(1)
What is
Time Management?
Let’s defeat a few myths
TM is not…
A way to assign more work to you / others
A way to work less
A way to do more things
A “ready-to-use” recipe
Who tells you that is just trying to sell you
something
If you ask people WHAT is TM,
they will provide one or more of the following
definitions:
It’s a Technique
It’s Planning
It’s Timeliness

It’s Punctuality
It’s Organisation
Do you think it’s right ?
Time Management uses all the above,
but it is none of them
Those are only the “tools”
They do respond to the question: “HOW ?”
They do not respond to the question: “WHY
?”
In reality TM is…
Respect for the others
Sense of responsibility
Will to improve things and ourselves
This is the real final objective of Time
Management,

The answer to the WHY
First reason for failure:
Confusing the objective with the means to
achieve it
(2)
What is
Time Management’s scope?
People would say…
Managing Projects
Managing work requests
Managing meetings
Managing my job
It is naturally right.

But is it exhaustive?
No.
TM is not only related to your job.
In reality TM applies to…
Holidays
Progression and growth as a Person
Hobbies
Sport
Family life
Workplace
TM’s scope is our whole life
Present and future
Time is finite in any timescale: from a day to
the whole life
Time is a good unique, running away
regardless if we use it well or just waste it
Every activity we do (even if we consider
them separated, as work and private life) has
the usage of our time in common
So, every activity we do is interdependent,
since they insist on the same (limited)
resource:
our time
Second reason for failure:
not applying TM to all aspects of our life
(3)
Priorities?
What are they?
The best way to explain priorities is to read a
story

Up to you then to derive the third reason for
failure
The story of a professor
and a very special can of jam
A professor was standing in front of his students.
He took a very big empty can of jam and started to
fill it with stones of 3 cm.
Once done, he asked if the can was full.
The students responded: yes!
Then the professor took a box full of bins and
poured them in the can, shaking it to allow the bins
to fill the holes.
Again he asked if the can was full.
The students responded: this time... definitely yes!
The professor then took a box of sand and poured it
into the can.
The sand filled every remaining hole, covering
everything up to the top.
Again he asked if the can was full.
The students responded: yes, without any doubt!
At that point the professor took a bottle of beer and
poured its content in the can, wetting the sand.
The students began to laugh.
When they stopped, the professor said:
“You need to understand that the can is your life.

The stones are the really important things: the
things that if everything else will be lost, your life will
still be full.
The bins are the other things which are important to
you.
The sand is all the rest, the little things.”
“If you fill the can with the sand first,
there will be no space for the more important
things”
“Set your real priorities
and stick to them”
“The rest is only sand...”
A student asked what the beer meant in the story.
The Professor responded:
“I’m glad that someone asked:

The beer is ‘a Smile’
“It is to demonstrate that
regardless how full your life is
there is always space
for a Smile.”
THANK YOU!

More about me:
LinkedIn Profile: Massimo Cardaci [English]
Volunteer activities:
Handicap: www.orsaminore.org [English/Italian]
Ethical Economy: www.edc-consulting.org [Italian]
Time Management: www.time-management.it [Italian]
Some Publications: www.lulu.com/spotlight/maxcardaci
Book on Time Management: “Would you change 25 minutes?” [Italian]
Books on History of Science: “Spots on the Sun? Are you joking, right?” [Italian]

Contenu connexe

Tendances (11)

Learning Frameworks Portfolio
Learning Frameworks PortfolioLearning Frameworks Portfolio
Learning Frameworks Portfolio
 
Jordan schmitz portfolio
Jordan schmitz portfolioJordan schmitz portfolio
Jordan schmitz portfolio
 
Portfolio project for learning frameworks
Portfolio project for learning frameworksPortfolio project for learning frameworks
Portfolio project for learning frameworks
 
Power point 1
Power point 1Power point 1
Power point 1
 
Welcome back!!!
Welcome back!!!Welcome back!!!
Welcome back!!!
 
English Dept. Head
English Dept. HeadEnglish Dept. Head
English Dept. Head
 
reflection
reflectionreflection
reflection
 
Blogs 1 3
Blogs 1 3Blogs 1 3
Blogs 1 3
 
Journal writing sample entry 14 like
Journal writing sample entry 14 likeJournal writing sample entry 14 like
Journal writing sample entry 14 like
 
Uc Prompt 2
Uc Prompt 2Uc Prompt 2
Uc Prompt 2
 
Self evaluation 3
Self evaluation 3Self evaluation 3
Self evaluation 3
 

Similaire à Why Time Management (more often than we like) fails ?

B) guide to using hots in a reading classroom
B) guide to using hots in a reading classroomB) guide to using hots in a reading classroom
B) guide to using hots in a reading classroom
sYI85
 
Social Skills Learning Across the Board
Social Skills Learning Across the BoardSocial Skills Learning Across the Board
Social Skills Learning Across the Board
Jose Rios
 
Telling is not teaching May2008
Telling is not teaching May2008Telling is not teaching May2008
Telling is not teaching May2008
John Barclay
 
539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx
539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx
539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx
troutmanboris
 

Similaire à Why Time Management (more often than we like) fails ? (20)

Asking questions
Asking questionsAsking questions
Asking questions
 
Lessons in Happiness
Lessons in HappinessLessons in Happiness
Lessons in Happiness
 
B) guide to using hots in a reading classroom
B) guide to using hots in a reading classroomB) guide to using hots in a reading classroom
B) guide to using hots in a reading classroom
 
Time Management
Time ManagementTime Management
Time Management
 
College Essay Paper
College Essay PaperCollege Essay Paper
College Essay Paper
 
Social Skills Learning Across the Board
Social Skills Learning Across the BoardSocial Skills Learning Across the Board
Social Skills Learning Across the Board
 
Thought-Provoking Questions
Thought-Provoking QuestionsThought-Provoking Questions
Thought-Provoking Questions
 
Mathematics and Present challenges.pptx
Mathematics and Present challenges.pptxMathematics and Present challenges.pptx
Mathematics and Present challenges.pptx
 
Telling is not teaching May2008
Telling is not teaching May2008Telling is not teaching May2008
Telling is not teaching May2008
 
My teaching philosophy_andrea_baquero_lesmes
My teaching philosophy_andrea_baquero_lesmesMy teaching philosophy_andrea_baquero_lesmes
My teaching philosophy_andrea_baquero_lesmes
 
Small Class Size Debate
Small Class Size DebateSmall Class Size Debate
Small Class Size Debate
 
Time management and stress management by gmk
Time management and stress management by gmkTime management and stress management by gmk
Time management and stress management by gmk
 
Debating methodology in the classroom
Debating methodology in the classroom Debating methodology in the classroom
Debating methodology in the classroom
 
Module 3.4 question and answer ENG (eesdp laos)
Module 3.4  question and answer ENG (eesdp laos)Module 3.4  question and answer ENG (eesdp laos)
Module 3.4 question and answer ENG (eesdp laos)
 
The STUPID MATH finally became SWEET!
The STUPID MATH finally became SWEET!The STUPID MATH finally became SWEET!
The STUPID MATH finally became SWEET!
 
What I learned from 20 years of Student Journals
What I learned from 20 years of Student JournalsWhat I learned from 20 years of Student Journals
What I learned from 20 years of Student Journals
 
539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx
539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx
539MAY 2003What Children Say aboutProblem SolvingOver .docx
 
Habit 3 Put First Things First (Siyang's)
Habit 3 Put First Things First (Siyang's)Habit 3 Put First Things First (Siyang's)
Habit 3 Put First Things First (Siyang's)
 
Slide tpe barth_planificación 3_segundo período_primary
Slide tpe barth_planificación 3_segundo período_primarySlide tpe barth_planificación 3_segundo período_primary
Slide tpe barth_planificación 3_segundo período_primary
 
Hex fs 2 episode 7
Hex fs 2 episode 7Hex fs 2 episode 7
Hex fs 2 episode 7
 

Dernier

FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
dollysharma2066
 
Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...
Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...
Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...
lizamodels9
 
Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...
Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...
Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...
amitlee9823
 
Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...
Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...
Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...
amitlee9823
 
Call Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂Escort
Call Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂EscortCall Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂Escort
Call Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂Escort
dlhescort
 
The Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai Kuwait
The Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai KuwaitThe Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai Kuwait
The Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai Kuwait
daisycvs
 

Dernier (20)

Lundin Gold - Q1 2024 Conference Call Presentation (Revised)
Lundin Gold - Q1 2024 Conference Call Presentation (Revised)Lundin Gold - Q1 2024 Conference Call Presentation (Revised)
Lundin Gold - Q1 2024 Conference Call Presentation (Revised)
 
Call Girls Service In Old Town Dubai ((0551707352)) Old Town Dubai Call Girl ...
Call Girls Service In Old Town Dubai ((0551707352)) Old Town Dubai Call Girl ...Call Girls Service In Old Town Dubai ((0551707352)) Old Town Dubai Call Girl ...
Call Girls Service In Old Town Dubai ((0551707352)) Old Town Dubai Call Girl ...
 
Marel Q1 2024 Investor Presentation from May 8, 2024
Marel Q1 2024 Investor Presentation from May 8, 2024Marel Q1 2024 Investor Presentation from May 8, 2024
Marel Q1 2024 Investor Presentation from May 8, 2024
 
SEO Case Study: How I Increased SEO Traffic & Ranking by 50-60% in 6 Months
SEO Case Study: How I Increased SEO Traffic & Ranking by 50-60%  in 6 MonthsSEO Case Study: How I Increased SEO Traffic & Ranking by 50-60%  in 6 Months
SEO Case Study: How I Increased SEO Traffic & Ranking by 50-60% in 6 Months
 
Uneak White's Personal Brand Exploration Presentation
Uneak White's Personal Brand Exploration PresentationUneak White's Personal Brand Exploration Presentation
Uneak White's Personal Brand Exploration Presentation
 
BAGALUR CALL GIRL IN 98274*61493 ❤CALL GIRLS IN ESCORT SERVICE❤CALL GIRL
BAGALUR CALL GIRL IN 98274*61493 ❤CALL GIRLS IN ESCORT SERVICE❤CALL GIRLBAGALUR CALL GIRL IN 98274*61493 ❤CALL GIRLS IN ESCORT SERVICE❤CALL GIRL
BAGALUR CALL GIRL IN 98274*61493 ❤CALL GIRLS IN ESCORT SERVICE❤CALL GIRL
 
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu Ka Tilla, Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
 
Call Girls Zirakpur👧 Book Now📱7837612180 📞👉Call Girl Service In Zirakpur No A...
Call Girls Zirakpur👧 Book Now📱7837612180 📞👉Call Girl Service In Zirakpur No A...Call Girls Zirakpur👧 Book Now📱7837612180 📞👉Call Girl Service In Zirakpur No A...
Call Girls Zirakpur👧 Book Now📱7837612180 📞👉Call Girl Service In Zirakpur No A...
 
Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...
Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...
Russian Call Girls In Rajiv Chowk Gurgaon ❤️8448577510 ⊹Best Escorts Service ...
 
Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...
Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...
Call Girls Electronic City Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Girl Servi...
 
Falcon Invoice Discounting: Unlock Your Business Potential
Falcon Invoice Discounting: Unlock Your Business PotentialFalcon Invoice Discounting: Unlock Your Business Potential
Falcon Invoice Discounting: Unlock Your Business Potential
 
Business Model Canvas (BMC)- A new venture concept
Business Model Canvas (BMC)-  A new venture conceptBusiness Model Canvas (BMC)-  A new venture concept
Business Model Canvas (BMC)- A new venture concept
 
Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...
Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...
Call Girls Kengeri Satellite Town Just Call 👗 7737669865 👗 Top Class Call Gir...
 
Eluru Call Girls Service ☎ ️93326-06886 ❤️‍🔥 Enjoy 24/7 Escort Service
Eluru Call Girls Service ☎ ️93326-06886 ❤️‍🔥 Enjoy 24/7 Escort ServiceEluru Call Girls Service ☎ ️93326-06886 ❤️‍🔥 Enjoy 24/7 Escort Service
Eluru Call Girls Service ☎ ️93326-06886 ❤️‍🔥 Enjoy 24/7 Escort Service
 
Falcon Invoice Discounting: The best investment platform in india for investors
Falcon Invoice Discounting: The best investment platform in india for investorsFalcon Invoice Discounting: The best investment platform in india for investors
Falcon Invoice Discounting: The best investment platform in india for investors
 
(Anamika) VIP Call Girls Napur Call Now 8617697112 Napur Escorts 24x7
(Anamika) VIP Call Girls Napur Call Now 8617697112 Napur Escorts 24x7(Anamika) VIP Call Girls Napur Call Now 8617697112 Napur Escorts 24x7
(Anamika) VIP Call Girls Napur Call Now 8617697112 Napur Escorts 24x7
 
Famous Olympic Siblings from the 21st Century
Famous Olympic Siblings from the 21st CenturyFamous Olympic Siblings from the 21st Century
Famous Olympic Siblings from the 21st Century
 
Call Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂Escort
Call Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂EscortCall Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂Escort
Call Girls In Nangloi Rly Metro ꧂…….95996 … 13876 Enjoy ꧂Escort
 
The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Commun...
The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Commun...The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Commun...
The Path to Product Excellence: Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Enhancing Commun...
 
The Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai Kuwait
The Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai KuwaitThe Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai Kuwait
The Abortion pills for sale in Qatar@Doha [+27737758557] []Deira Dubai Kuwait
 

Why Time Management (more often than we like) fails ?

  • 1. WHY TIME MANAGEMENT (MORE OFTEN THAN WE LIKE) FAILS ? #TimeManagement Massimo Cardaci – 26.10.2013
  • 2. There are 3 main reasons why Time Management fails in achieving its promises
  • 3. There are 3 main questions which allow discovering them
  • 5. Let’s defeat a few myths
  • 6. TM is not… A way to assign more work to you / others A way to work less A way to do more things A “ready-to-use” recipe
  • 7. Who tells you that is just trying to sell you something
  • 8. If you ask people WHAT is TM, they will provide one or more of the following definitions:
  • 9. It’s a Technique It’s Planning It’s Timeliness It’s Punctuality It’s Organisation
  • 10. Do you think it’s right ?
  • 11. Time Management uses all the above, but it is none of them Those are only the “tools”
  • 12. They do respond to the question: “HOW ?” They do not respond to the question: “WHY ?”
  • 13. In reality TM is… Respect for the others Sense of responsibility Will to improve things and ourselves
  • 14. This is the real final objective of Time Management, The answer to the WHY
  • 15. First reason for failure: Confusing the objective with the means to achieve it
  • 17. People would say… Managing Projects Managing work requests Managing meetings Managing my job
  • 18. It is naturally right. But is it exhaustive?
  • 19. No. TM is not only related to your job.
  • 20. In reality TM applies to… Holidays Progression and growth as a Person Hobbies Sport Family life Workplace
  • 21. TM’s scope is our whole life Present and future
  • 22. Time is finite in any timescale: from a day to the whole life Time is a good unique, running away regardless if we use it well or just waste it Every activity we do (even if we consider them separated, as work and private life) has the usage of our time in common
  • 23. So, every activity we do is interdependent, since they insist on the same (limited) resource: our time
  • 24. Second reason for failure: not applying TM to all aspects of our life
  • 26. The best way to explain priorities is to read a story Up to you then to derive the third reason for failure
  • 27. The story of a professor and a very special can of jam
  • 28. A professor was standing in front of his students. He took a very big empty can of jam and started to fill it with stones of 3 cm. Once done, he asked if the can was full. The students responded: yes!
  • 29. Then the professor took a box full of bins and poured them in the can, shaking it to allow the bins to fill the holes. Again he asked if the can was full. The students responded: this time... definitely yes!
  • 30. The professor then took a box of sand and poured it into the can. The sand filled every remaining hole, covering everything up to the top. Again he asked if the can was full. The students responded: yes, without any doubt!
  • 31. At that point the professor took a bottle of beer and poured its content in the can, wetting the sand. The students began to laugh.
  • 32. When they stopped, the professor said: “You need to understand that the can is your life. The stones are the really important things: the things that if everything else will be lost, your life will still be full. The bins are the other things which are important to you. The sand is all the rest, the little things.”
  • 33. “If you fill the can with the sand first, there will be no space for the more important things”
  • 34. “Set your real priorities and stick to them”
  • 35. “The rest is only sand...”
  • 36. A student asked what the beer meant in the story. The Professor responded: “I’m glad that someone asked: The beer is ‘a Smile’
  • 37. “It is to demonstrate that regardless how full your life is there is always space for a Smile.”
  • 38. THANK YOU! More about me: LinkedIn Profile: Massimo Cardaci [English] Volunteer activities: Handicap: www.orsaminore.org [English/Italian] Ethical Economy: www.edc-consulting.org [Italian] Time Management: www.time-management.it [Italian] Some Publications: www.lulu.com/spotlight/maxcardaci Book on Time Management: “Would you change 25 minutes?” [Italian] Books on History of Science: “Spots on the Sun? Are you joking, right?” [Italian]