‘ Rocks in bucket ’
Use this time management story to show how planning is the key to time management .
Start with a bucket , some big rocks enough to fill it , some small stones , some sand and water . Put the big rocks in the bucket - is it full ? Put the small stones in around the big rocks - is it full ? Put the sand in and give it a shake - is it full ? Put the water in . Now it ' s full .
The point is : unless you put the big rocks in first , you won ' t get them in at all .
In other words : Plan time-slots for your big issues before anything else , or the inevitable sand and water issues will fill up your days and you won ' t fit the big issues in ( a big issue doesn ' t necessarily have to be a work task - it could be your child ' s sports-day , or a holiday )
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