Introduction
PV236 – TIME MANAGEMENT & EFFECTIVENESS
JOSEF SPURNÝ, PETRA KALÁBOVÁ

Course Organization
o 1 session each 2 weeks
o To pass the course:
oSessions not mandatory, but recommended
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oAfter each session:
o1 homework assignment
oShort reflection (takeaway message)
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oOnce per semester:
oShort presentation (5-10 minutes + discussion)
oBook review / personal experience with some method or productivity app, etc.
oAim = to inspire others J




What is more important and why?
 Are you EFFECTIVE?
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◦ Are you EFFICIENT?
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◦What’s the difference?
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◦What’s more important?

What is more important and why?
 Effectiveness = do the right things

 Efficiency = do the thing right



 So… what’s more important?

What is more important and why?
1.Eliminate
2.Optimize
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  “There is no code faster than no code”
  Kevlin Henney

Effectiveness vs. Efficiency
 Effectiveness
 Focus on the accomplishment - to reach for the right goal (or fail)

 Efficiency
 Focus on the process – to achieve the goal with least amount of resources

Eisenhower’s Priority Matrix



Important and/or Urgent?
o Answer phone call from your boss
o Read fresh morning FB wall feed
o Choose topic for diploma thesis
o Confirm calendar event for today’s pub quiz

Eisenhower’s Priority Matrix



Setting goals
o Goals motivate
o Only clearly defined goals help to achieve outstanding performance

o Goals must be:
o Achievable
o Measurable

Are these goals achievable/measurable?
o I want to lose weight significantly
o I want to win a lottery
o I would like to get a better job to get more money
o I want to work on my relationship with my wife/husband/girl-/boyfriend…
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All kinds of goals
• Professional
• Personal growth
• Family / Relationships
• Spiritual / Meaning of life
• Financial
• Hobbies

Managing goals
 Life goals à Plan of goals à Long-term plan à Yearly plan à Monthly plan à Daily plan

o Long-term plans give meaning to short-term plans
o Do not just think about them – write them down
o Does your daily routine help to achieve your goals?
o Achieving goals motivate!
o Retrospect to improve!

Your homework assignment
 Make your goals list:

 Life goals à Plan of goals à Long-term plan à Yearly plan à Monthly plan à Daily plan