There is no single time management system that works for everyone. And some people find systems just don't work for them at all. But apply this basic principle - the OATS Principle - and you will start to have control over how you use your time.

Make the OATS Principle into a habit, and you will become a highly effective master of productivity and getting things done.

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This video is part of course module number 1.6.2
Program 1: Managing Yourself
Course 6: Personal Productivity
Section 2: Time Management

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LESSON NOTES
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The OATS Principle for time Management...

Outcomes
First think about the outcomes you want for the period in question. What worthwhile changes do want to see, as a result of your efforts?

Activities
For each outcome, list all of the activities that you will need to carry out, to deliver the outcomes you have selected.

Time
Now estimate how much time each activity will take.

Schedule
Finally, schedule your activities, starting with the biggest, so that the most demanding and most complex are at the best times for your concentration.


RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
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1. At the end of the day, use the OATS principle to plan out tomorrow. (1 MC CPD Point)
2. Repeat every working day for 2 weeks. (1 MC CPD Point per day
3. Then start to use the weekly OATS Process. (2 MC CPD Points)

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RECOMMENDED READING
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I'll be as modest as I can. I'm something of an expert on effective working, personal productivity, and time management, with 4 best-selling books by 3 international publishers:
- The Time Management Pocketbook
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- How to Manage Your Time
... https://geni.us/Cpvp
- Powerhouse: Turbo Boost Your Effectiveness and Start Making a Serious Impact
... https://geni.us/H7GDizc
- The Yes/No Book: How to do less... and achieve more
... https://geni.us/yhF90n

And here are my picks from the thousands of other books on personal productivity, effective working, & time management:
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
... https://geni.us/Zulp
- The Power of Habit: Why we Do what we Do, and How to Change
... https://geni.us/vNtXd4
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
... https://geni.us/JxTY
- Eat that Frog! 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating
... https://geni.us/48Y1LlC

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