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exceptionally productive at school, and our stress levels drop. We can devote time to the
interesting, high-reward projects that can make a real difference to a career. In short, we're
happier! It is an even more certain truth that as children reach their teen years, time
becomes even more limited. It is as if we have taught our children the worst skills
imaginable. The issue that stresses most adults today will go on to stress our children, and
their children and generations yet to come! This is a fundamental truth we have been
ignoring.
The simple reality and ultimate truth is that time is not manageable. Time is a finite,
limited, predictable but renewable resource. There are 1,440 minutes in a day, 7 days in a
week and 52 weeks in a year. All the time management in the world will never change that.
It is not time that needs to be managed but rather our utilization of that resource. Time
spent today is forever gone but tomorrow we get a new day and a new chance to manage
our lives within the limited parameters of the minutes, hours and days in our years. With
time limited, how do we learn to be better when managing our time and teaching our
children to do the same? The answer is that if we wish to help children with timeIlife
management skills, we as adults need to better model those things we would have
children do. We need to model good time and life management skills to teach.
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Koontz, H. O'Donnell, C. Weichrich, H. – Management, Mc-Graw Hill, New York, 1984.
Mullins, L.J., Management and Organisational Behaviour, 4th edition, Pitman Publishing,
London, 1996.
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