Many times,
we wish we had more than 24 hours as we are unable to give time to many of our
personal or professional activities . However, I have observed that many will
balance their personal and professional life beautifully without any
compromises. It is all about managing oneself effectively and achieving all the
domains of life. One concept I have read and I practice is about ‘Angles of
White Space’ which Mr.Subroto Bagchi writes in his book ‘The Professional’.
White Space
according to Mr.Bagchi is the empty space that we find every day. Be it while
travelling to work in a coach, waiting for meeting to start or waiting for a flight
at the airport. There are many instances in a day where we can discover white
space. This white space can be proactively used to complete many unfinished
tasks such as reverting to all the messages, phone calls, reading &
replying mails to reading books, listening to music , connecting with a old friend ,family and many more…… This is the best space that
can be utilized to complete several unfinished tasks. It requires little planning
and organizing.
The best
thing is to carry a small pocket size diary or just a note pad will do. Write ‘things to
do’ . Keep updating the diary or the pad at regular intervals. Once the task is
achieved, keep ticking YES .The ones that are still NO, do it the next day. Use
technology to your advantage. Evaluate the number of tasks completed before
going to bed. You will be surprised to see that you have completed more than
90% of your listed tasks. That’s an achievement. It gives you immense
satisfaction. Life is all about managing time which is giving time and
receiving time .Remember that little steps taken everyday adds up to big
results. Never procrastinate any task for lack of time .Do it today and do it
now.
