1 The Psychology of Time Management
Time Management
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HOW YOU THINKand feel about yourself largely determines
the quality of your life, and the emotional core of your per-
sonality is your self-esteem, defined as “how much you like
yourself.”
Your self-esteem is largely determined by the way you
use your life and time in the development of your full poten-
tial. Your self-esteem increases when you are working effi-
ciently, and your self-esteem goes down when you are not.
The flip side of the coin of self-esteem is called “self-effi-
cacy,” defined as the degree to which you feel you are com-
petent, capable, and productive, able to solve your problems,
do your work, and achieve your goals.
The more competent, capable, and productive you feel,
the higher your self-esteem. The higher your self-esteem,