‘ 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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