The following story taken from the net, will show you how to manage your
time effectively. Just thought I will share with all. Author is unknown,
so I do not want to take credit for this but we can learn from this example.
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table
in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches
in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open
areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a
unanimous "Yes."
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents
your life.
The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health,
your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your house,
your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued "there is no room for
the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never
have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the
things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take
your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the
house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand."
time effectively. Just thought I will share with all. Author is unknown,
so I do not want to take credit for this but we can learn from this example.
A philosophy professor stood before his class with some items on the table
in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a very large
and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, about 2 inches
in diameter.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the
jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open
areas between the rocks.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course,
the sand filled up everything else.
He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a
unanimous "Yes."
"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents
your life.
The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health,
your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they
remained, your life would still be full.
The pebbles are the other things that matter - like your job, your house,
your car.
The sand is everything else. The small stuff."
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued "there is no room for
the pebbles or the rocks. The same goes for your life.
If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never
have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the
things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take
your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the
house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal.
Take care of the rocks first - the things that really matter. Set your
priorities. The rest is just sand."
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