If You Don't Understand the Principle of Priority, You're Sunk
One thing I have learned about operating in better time management is the power of setting proper priorities. What do I mean by “proper” priorities? I mean those things that best align with your personal values, rather than something imposed on you from the outside. It’s easy for a whole bunch of other people to tell you what they think should be priority in your life, but there has to come a point where you take the time to do a “personal inventory” and find out for yourself what YOU deem to be the most valuable aspects of your life, and then set your schedule around those things. I have found that if you don’t take time off the top for the important things in life, there will be no time left at the bottom.I call this phenomenon “The Principle of Priority” . Not only does this principle apply in the arena of time management, but also in many other arenas of life…it’s true for money too. If you don’t begin to save money off the top (i.e., when you first get paid), before you even c...