We all have the same number of hours in the day, so why is it that some people seem to get so much more done? The ability to effectively manage your time is key to productivity and happiness. You may not be able to create more time in your day, but applying time management skills can help you make the most of the time you do have.

Here are 10 reasons why proper time management is the key to your happiness:

1. Helps you prioritize

Time management is important because it helps you prioritize your work. Once you have a list of things you need to tackle, you need to see what you should do first. Which are those that are important and time sensitive. That way, you set out to focus on your priorities first. On accomplishing every bit of your plans, you become happier and you get better with your time management.

2. Time is a limited resource

Knowing and being aware that time is a limited resource helps you naturally cherish it. After all, deadlines to work will continue to inch closer to you whether or not you have started or you are slow on it. Once time is lost, you can never make up for it. Your work will have to be compromised – given that you have not managed your time. Know the importance, take steps to perfect this skill to increase your chances of career success and your happiness too.

3. Effective time managers stay organized

People think organization saves time because it makes you more efficient. It’s true, but organization saves time mostly because it averts crisis. Being organized means nothing falls off the radar, becomes suddenly urgent or snowballs into a full-blown crisis — and crises take an awful lot of time to clean up. (A stitch in time saves nine!)

4. Allows you to plan ahead

Having a daily plan, means you don’t waste time every morning wondering what to do. Besides saving time, research clearly shows that planning helps people feel more in control of their time, lowers stress and anxiety, and boosts life satisfaction. But, more important, planning helps you know what tasks must be completed in a given day and, therefore, when to stop working. Indeed, the hard thing about work isn’t getting started — it’s knowing when to stop.

5. More quality work

When you plan your time you are making a wise investment of a very limited resource – time. Knowing what to work on, when and how much time you have to finish the work makes you more focused. That focus on the work ensures that you get more quality out of your work.

6. Helps discipline ourselves

Time management is a huge part of managing yourself. If you cannot manage time and won’t manage your limited resources, it will be difficult to achieve your goals and be happy eventually. Learning to manage time helps to discipline you.

7. Keeps You On Track

Whether it is a daily work list or a long-term career plan – time management keeps you on track. With your goals stated and time allocated, the likelihood of you staying within the boundaries you have given yourself is higher. Of course, do not be your own jury and judge. That means do not give yourself excuses when you start to procrastinate.

8. Get More Done In Less Time

The final reason why time management is important is that you will get more done in less time. When you plan your time, you are able to see the amount of work that needs to be completed. That puts into context how much time you need. Inevitably, you will know not to laze your time away.

9. You find the good and positive in every situation.

This is not difficult. In every situation there must be something good or amusing, even if it is that bad. We focus on the positive because we know speculating on it wipes off the joy we need for the moment.

Endeavor to change the way you look at things, focusing more on the bright side of life. This is the true key to happiness.

10. Personal Health & Fitness

Utilizing our time to further goals that support our governing values is key to living a happy and peaceful life in which your time spent here is fulfilling and supportive of what’s truly important to you. Our health is the foundation of our personal and spiritual journey. What we put into our body and how we take care of ourself is the key to our vitality, youth and happiness. We should give ourself equally as much love, respect and self-care we give others.  Be involved in a physical activity that you enjoy and get challenged by.

Conclusion

Effective time management is always beneficial to your overall wellness right from professional, to emotional and physical thus ensuring overall happiness.