Editing Time management (section)

{{Short description|Planning time spent on specific activities}}
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'''Time management''' is the process of [[planning]] and exercising [[conscious]] control of time spent on specific activities—especially to increase [[effectiveness]], [[efficiency]] and [[productivity]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TIME MANAGEMENT {{!}} Definition |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/time-management}}</ref>

Time management involves demands relating to [[Employment|work]], [[Interpersonal relationship|social life]], [[family]], [[hobbies]], personal interests and commitments. Using time effectively gives people more choices in managing activities.<ref>{{cite book |author=Stella Cottrell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jjQdBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA122 |title=The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell (University of Leeds) |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-137-28926-1 |pages=123+}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Time management may be aided by a range of skills, tools and techniques, especially when accomplishing specific tasks, projects and goals complying with a due date.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Management: 10 Strategies for Better Time Management |url=https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1042&title=time-management-10-strategies-for-better-time-management |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=extension.uga.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Initially, the term time management encompassed only business and work activities, but eventually the term comprised personal activities as well. A time management system is a designed combination of processes, tools, techniques and methods. Time management is usually a necessity in [[project management|managing projects]], as it determines the project completion time and scope.