Specific goals: Clear and detailed, answer who, what, where, when, which, why.
A measurable goal helps track progress by answering “How much?”, “How many?”, and
“How will I know I achieved it?”. Vague goals like “I want to be rich” are not measurable. A
measurable goal is clear, e.g., “I want to have 5 times more money than I have today by the
end of this year.”
17. Explain the Four Steps for Effective Time Management.
1. Organise
• We plan our dayto- day [Link] make a timetable that we follow.
• We keep our surroundings and study table clean and mess free.
• We put things back where they belong.
• It helps us save time!
2. Pritortise
• We make a to-do list that has all our activities and we rank them in the order of importance.
For example, you may rank doing homework as the most important task. It helps us to get
the most important task done first and also to track what is pending.
3. Control
• We have a control over our activities and time.
• We avoid time wasters like chatting on the phone, surfing gossip sites, etc., and focus on more
Important things.
4. Track
• We identify and note where we have spent our time. This will help us analyse if we have used
our time effectively or not. It also helps us to identify time-wasting activities
18. What are the tips for Practicing the Four Steps for Effective Time Management
• Avoid delay or postponing any planned activity
• Organise your room and school desk
• Develop a ‘NO DISTURBANCE ZONE’, where you can sit and complete important tasks
• Use waiting time productively
• Prepare a ‘To-do’ list
• Prioritise
• Replace useless activities with productive activities