1. Personal Task Management
Tan Tran, June 2013

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3. What is Personal Task Management?
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Personal task management is the process
of handling your own activities efficiently.
By using a system or a process, you could
be more effective, thereby saving yourself
from undue stress and conflicts.

4. Advantages of Personal Task Management
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Put more focus on your checklist, instead of
having to deal with other unnecessary chores
Forecast and reschedule ahead of time
Saying “No” will not be so difficult

5. A Guide to Managing Your Personal Tasks
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 Make a list of everything you need to do
 Break down big tasks into smaller, simpler ones
 Prioritize
 Always keep track of your to-do list

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Setting Priorities - Covey's Quadrants

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Setting Priorities - The ABC Method
 Rank tasks into three categories:
A = vital
B = important
C = nice
(I, II, and III from Covey’s Quadrants)
 Then it subdivides tasks in these categories
into A1, A2, A3, ..., B1, B2, ... and so forth

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Task Follow Ups
Make it a habit to spend time writing down
the things you need to do and do them
Up-to-date tasks schedule (on-track,
finished, critical…)
Tools (online, offline, people, tick note,
outlook reminder, Google calendar…)

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Discussion:
How to Manage Your Tasks?
…for your attention !!!