Time Management ...

Time management is a set of principles, practices, skills, tools, and systems working together to help you get more value out of your time with the aim of improving the quality of your life.The important point is that time management is not necessarily about getting lots of stuff done, because much more important than that is making sure that you are working on the right things, the things that truly need to be done.Smart time managers know that there is much more to do than anyone could possibly accomplish. So instead of trying to do it all, smart time managers are very picky about how they spend their time.They choose to focus and spend their time doing a few vital projects that will really make a difference, rather than spending all their time doing many trivial things that don't really matter all that much.If you become a good time manager, you’ll not only get a lot more done in less time, but you’ll feel more relaxed, focused and in control of your life.You’ll be able to use your time in a much more balanced and effective way, and you’ll be able to make time for the people and activities that you love. When you get to the end of a busy day, you’ll feel a strong sense of accomplishment from everything that you actually got done.

Remember the golden rule of time management.It's not how much time you spend but how well you use it.

• Only speak in public it achieves your own personal goals.Keep social chit-chat to a minimum.
• Say what you mean in the shortest possible time.
• Keep travelling time to a minimu.
• Concentrate and check things only once.
• Don't check people's work unnecessarily.
• Don't forget or misplace things.
• Use waiting time.
• Try to do two things at the same time.
• Don't be a slave to the TV
• Think ahead and anticipate problems.
• Use technological aids but dont;t play with them.
• Get organised.
• Do things right first time.
• Listen effectively.
• Stay cool.
• Keep your mind and body in shape.
• Remember that time is money.
• Have purpose in your life.
• Set yourself specific,realistic and challenging goals.
• Take prioritise.
• Get out of bed as soon as you wake up.

The following are examples of some of the biggest time wasters:

• Worrying about it and putting it off, which leads to indecision
• Creating inefficiency by implementing first instead of analyzing first
• Unanticipated interruptions that do not pay off
• Procrastinating
• Making unrealistic time estimates
• Unnecessary errors (not enough time to do it right, but enough time to do it over)
• Crisis management
• Poor organization
• Ineffective meetings
• Micro-managing by failing to let others perform and grow
• Doing urgent rather than important tasks
• Poor planning and lack of contingency plans
• Failing to delegate
• Lacking priorities, standards, policies, and procedures

The following are examples of time savers:

• Managing the decision making process, not the decisions.
• Concentrating on doing only one task at a time.
• Establishing daily, short-term, mid-term, and long-term priorities.
• Handling correspondence expeditiously with quick, short letters and memos.
• Throwing unneeded things away.
• Establishing personal deadlines and ones for the organization.
• Not wasting other people's time.
• Ensuring all meetings have a purpose, time limit, and include only essential people.
• Getting rid of busywork.
• Maintaining accurate calendars; abide by them.
• Knowing when to stop a task, policy, or procedure.
• Delegating everything possible and empowering subordinates.
• Keeping things simple.
• Ensuring time is set aside to accomplish high priority tasks.
• Setting aside time for reflection.
• Using checklists and To-Do lists.
• Adjusting priorities as a result of new tasks.

Health Ailments.

To stay healthy you should have some basic information about ailments which you might have,or be apprehensive about.the important ones are as follows...

CANCER

Cancer is the commonest cause of death.the things you can do to avoid the disease are:

• Stop smoking
• Go easy on alcohol.
• Avoid being overweight.
• Cut down on fatty foods.
• Eat more fibre,fruit and vegetables.
• Don't expose yourself too much to the sun-this can cause skin cancer.
• Observe the health and safety regulations at work

• See Your doctor if you have the following symptoms.

1. a lump anywhere in the body.
2. a sore that doesn't heal.
3. a skin mole which is increasing in size.
4. any unusual bleeding@in your water or bowel motions.
5. any bleeding from the vagina or front passage after the manopause.
6. any mucrus or discharge from the back passage.
7. a change in bowel habits(like constipation,diarrhoea or the two alternating)
8. a persistent cough or hoarseness
9. any unexplained weight loss.
   

• Have a regular cervical smear test.
• Examine your breast every month-look out for any lumps or anything unusual.
• Check your testicles for cancer,preferably every month.do this after a shower or bath when the scrotal skin is relaxed.If one testicle feels heavier than other or one of the testicles feels unusual,you should consult your doctor.
• Watch out for cancer of the prostrate,which is three times more common in men than cervical cancer in women.Try to have regular checkup.

HEART DISEASE

There are certain things we can do to try and avoid heart disease:

• stop smoking and reduce excess drinking
• Cut down on saturated fats to reduce cholesterol and eat lots of fibre
• Do something about high blood pressure.To do this follow aal the tips to prevent heart disease and reduce your salt intake.
• Lose weight if you have to.
• exercise regularly.
• Reduce stress.

Some Warning signs of heart attacks are:
a. Uncomfortable pressure,squeezing or pain in the centre of the chest for at least 20 minutes.
b. Pain spreading from the cheast down ito the arms and into the lower jaw or back.
c. Sweating or pallor,breathlessness and fatigue,sometimes accompanied by fainting,nausea,or vomiting.

AIDS

AIDS is the late stage of an infection,caused by HIV,or human immuno-deficiency virus.HIV is transmitted through sexual intercourse,blood transfusions and sharing hypodermic needles.It can also be passed on from mother to child.A woman infected with HIV can pass the virus to her baby during pregnancy,during birth,or shortly after birth.It is not spread through contact-kissing,handshakes,eating from the same dish or drinking from the same glass.You also can't be infected at swimming pools,restaurants or toilets.

DEPRESSION:

Depression can affect us all.
the main Indicator of depression is a sense of isolation.You feel utterly alone in an unescapable prison,that you can't carry on you.You are absent from your work more,you may drink and sleep more,but still feel tired.You also become more prone to illness and depression has been found to precede serious diseases like cancer and heart failure.

MENOPAUSE

The menopause is caused by a dacline in hormones and for some women it can cause adverse physical and psychological symptoms such as aches and pains,irritability,hot flushes and night sweats.

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ह्रदय रोगों से पुरुष ही नही अब महिलाएं भी अचुती नही हैं|अनियमित या दोषपूर्ण भोजन-प्रणाली और व्यायाम न करने के के कारण ही ह्रदय वाहिकाओं में प्लाक बनने और ह्रदय रोगों की आशंका बदती है|
अगर ह्रदय रोगी अपनी भोजन प्रणाली में बदलाव करें तो यह उतना ही कारगर साबित हो सकता है जितना की मेडिसिन |
कुछ ऐसे पदार्थ हैं जो ह्रदय को स्वास्थ्य बना सकते हैं|
लहसुन:
आर्तरिज़में प्लाक के निर्माण और हाई बीपीकी आशंका कम होती है|एक शोध से सामने आया है की लहसुन में पाए जाने वाले एंजाइम से रक्त वाहिकाओं में संकुचन नही होता,जिससे ह्रदय पर अनावश्यक दबाव नहीं पड़ता|लहसुन से वाहिकाओं में प्लाक नही बन पता जो ब्लोकेज़ का मुख्य कारण है|
संतरा:
रक्तचाप,कोलेस्ट्रोल का स्तर और ह्रदय रोगों की आशंका कम होती है|संत्रेमे मौजूद फाइबर स्पंज के समान काम करता है|यह भोजन में शम्मिल कोलेस्ट्रोल शरीर को अवशोषित करने से रोकता है|वहीं,इसमें मौजूद पोटेशियम से रक्तचाप नियंत्रित रहता है,क्यूंकि यह सोडियम यानी नमक का प्रतिरोधी है|
डार्क चोकलेट:
हाई ब्लड प्रेशर की समस्या नियंत्रित होती है,जो ह्रदय रोगों का मुख्य कारण है|
डार्क चोकलेट रक्त वाहिकाओं का लचीलापन बढ़ाने और रक्त संचार सुचारू रखने में सहायक साबित होता है|वहीं,इससे रक्तचाप भी नियंत्रित होता है,जो हाई ब्लड प्रेशर की आशंका को कम करता है|
अनार:
अनार या इसका जूस पीने से आर्टरीज में प्लाक की निर्माण प्रक्रिया बाधित होती है,क्यूंकि इसमें भरपूर एंटी ओक्सीडेनट्स होते हैं|
बादाम:
बादाम बुरे कोलेस्ट्रोल का स्तर कम करता है,जो ह्रदय रोगों का मुख्य कारण है|बादाम से भोजन में शामिल कोलेस्ट्रोल के अव्शोष्ण को बाधित किया जा सकता है|
ह्रदय रोगों की आशंका कम की जा सकती है यदि भोजन में भरपूर फल व हरी सब्जियां शामिल की जाएँ|
प्लाक के निर्माण की गति धीमी या बाधित की जा सकती है अगर नियमित रूप से लहसुन खाया जाये या भोजन में इस्तेमाल किया जाये|

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