The POSEC method

Time:

    Various aspects of time, whether it is absolute or relative, real, or unreal, etc. It has been discussed in some details in sections on Philosophy of Time and Physics of Time. Here, however, we turn to matters of how an individual experiences and perceives time, and here things become even less definite and concrete.

Time in Physics:

    Time is definitely continued progress of existence and events that occurs in apparently irreversible succession from past through the present to the future. Time is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to compare the duration of events or the intervals between them, and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material reality or in the conscious experience. Time is often referred to as a fourth dimension, along with three spatial dimensions. Time has long been an important subject of study in religion, philosophy, and science, but defining it is manner applicable to all fields without circularity has consistently eluded scholars.

 

Time Perception:

    Time perception refers to the subjective experience of the passage of time, or the perceived duration of events, which can differ significantly between different individuals or in different circumstances. Although physical time appears to be more or less objective, psychological time is subject and potentially malleable. It is simply the awareness or experience of the passage of time.

     The human experience of change is complex. One primary element clearly is that of a succession of events, but distinguishable events are separately by more or less lengthy intervals that are called durations. Thus, sequence and duration are fundamental aspects of what is perceived in change. Manifestly, duration is relative to the events people isolates in the sequences through which they live; the duration of a meal, of a trip. A given interval always can be subdivided into a sequential chain delimiting briefer durations, as with that provide empirical measures of time; the second, the day, the year. Indeed, human experience is not simply that of one single series of events, but of a plurality of overlapping changes. The duration of a radio program, for example, can combine with that of a breakfast, both being inserted within the longer period of an ocean voyage.

Control of Time Perception;

      The diverse brain regions associated with the sense of time (frontal cortex, basal ganglia, parietal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus) are responsible for receiving associating and interpreting information in fractions of milliseconds, seconds and minutes. 

Chronophobia:

     Chronophobia is the fear of time or the passage of time, a specific and well-documented psychological phobia which principally affects the elderly and those incarcerated in prisons.

Importance of Time:

     Time is really precious and important for all of us. Therefore, we should never waste time. Time is very important in our lives and plays a significant role. Our whole life revolves around time. We should respect the time also understand the value of time because the time gone is never going to come back. It’s better to follow and respect time instead of regretting afterwards. We have all heard the proverb “Time and tide waits for none’’ and this is the best-suited proverb as tide does not wait for anyone in the same manner time also does not wait for anyone. Instead, we should make time our opportunity and grab it as it is really precious and important for our life. Thus we have significant Importance of Time in our life.

 

Time Management:

       ‘Time Management’ is the process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities. Good time management enables you to work smarter, not harder, so that you get more done in less time, even when time is tight and pressures are high. Failing to manage your time damages your effectiveness and causes stress.

 

 

Factors effecting causing its failure:

         Failing to manage your time effectively can have some very undesirable consequences:

·       Missed deadlines

·       Inefficient

·       Poor work quality

·       A poor professional reputation and a stalled career

·       Higher stress level

       Spending a little time learning about time management technique will have huge benefits now and then throughout your career.

Strategies to improve time management:

     Some time management literature stresses tasks related to the creation of the environment conductivity to ‘real’ effectiveness. These strategies includes principle such as:

·       Get organized

·       Protecting one’s time

·       Achievement through goal management

·       Through goal focus

·       Motivational emphasis

·       Recovering from bad habits (recovery from underlying psychological problems, for example, procrastination)

 

Techniques:

        A technique that has been used in business management for a long time is the categorization of large data into groups. Like this we can also categorize our work. These may be ranked as A, B, C and so on. That is;

 

·       A: Tasks that are perceived as being urgent and important.

·       B: Tasks that are important but not urgent.

·       C: Tasks that are unimportant but urgent.

·       D: Tasks that are unimportant and not urgent.

 

Each group is then ranked ordered by priority. To further refine the prioritization, some individuals choose to then focus rank all B items as either A or C. ABC analysis can incorporate more then three groups.

The POSEC method

POSEC stands for Prioritize, Organize, Streamline, Contribution, Economize.

It is built as a pyramid of employee goals in order of importance, and should be implemented from the bottom upward.

The following steps constitute the POSEC method:

Prioritize - Set task importance according to corporate goals. Set task priorities in the order of their importance. Prioritize employee's allocation of time based on task priorities.

Organize - Coordinate the activities of the employee efficiently. Structure the employee's set of goals and tasks into a task list.

Streamline - Automate the work tasks that consume a lot of time and human effort.

Economize - Find ways to keep within means on tasks that employees must do or would like to do, but are not needed to be done with any degree of urgency.
Training, acquiring new skills, engaging in personal development are important tasks, but frequently at the bottom of the list of priorities.

Contribution - Pay attention to those tasks whose measure of benefit may not be evident immediately, but will make a difference over a longer period of time. The POSEC method was created to help build personal efficiency and improve the total effectiveness of the team.
The POSEC method is loosely based around Maslow's theories in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation", regarding the "Heirarchy of Needs".

Maslow use the terms Physiological, Safety, Belongingness and Love, Esteem, and Self-Actualization needs to describe the pattern that human motivations generally move through

The POSEC method provides guidelines for helping management set employee goals in order of importance.

 

Conclusion:

         In conclusion, time management is a very important skill to be learned and mastered in order to live a better lifestyle. By managing well time, you will no longer suffer from stress and your works or tasks will be done on time with great quality. Remember that it is important to have an attitude to change your schedules and to change procrastination, Also, take into account all the explained strategies in order to achieve the better time management.