On the contrary, it produces more opportunity that can be enjoyed without the stress of knowing that there are urgent things that are still waiting to be done. Here are some time-tested tips on getting the most out of time and relieving stress. - Let others work for sixteen hours a day. You do not have to. Everything can change but anyone has a constant 24 hours of everyday. The irony is no one can manage time. Time is linear and once the second is gone, it is gone. To manage time then is a misnomer. We do not manage time, we manage ourselves according to the time available to us. If we have to come to grasp and make the most out of our time we have to think of it as an idea. It is the ability to discipline the self against too many procrastination and entertaining excuses that results at best to delaying what is unavoidable. Time management is to recognize what time of the day where one is most effective and taking the opportunity to take advantage of these most productive hours. If you are like most of us, taking away the time required for sleeping and rest, personal hygiene and grooming, time needed for meals and snacks, travelling and other personal necessities will leave you with 90 hours for the week that you can divide for work and leisure. Depending on how it is perceived and used, the 90-hour window spells much of the difference between planning and control or being on the other side of efficiency and production. Hundreds of training courses is offered that will taper to anyone's requirement. Books are also good sources. There are different books on time management training available today; one of the most popular is Julie Morgenstern's Organizing from the Inside Out. Another choice is Steven Covey's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. But for all that it is worth, my friend, here goes: - What is your priority? What do you want to accomplish out of this school year? What marks will you want to see that will be your gift to yourself? - Once you have decided on that, compute the time that you have for the week. Let the week be our benchmark.