Failing that will often result to having a speaker who will coach the trainees on many ideas that the workers have heard already and end on advice that will be hard and unrealistic to apply. When choosing a trainer that will conduct the time management training program, it will be very helpful if they have had experiences in working the trenches because trainees can identify these and can have a better relationship with the trainer. Depending on their point of experiences some people have developed high tolerances for it while some have not. Whatever, learning to manage stress is recognizing what causes it. Outside of professional help, recognizing the origins of stress is the first step to self stress management. It may also be worth noting that there are stresses that develop gradually. Realize that half of the 24 hours allotted to each of us each day are to be spent for personal necessities like eating, sleeping and toilet. The remaining hours is for travelling and other personal errands. The eight hours left to work everyday is not only very reasonable it is ideal. - Individuals may differ but for most people, the first working hours in the morning are the most productive. Time management books are also good guides and reinforcement to those who have attended a time management course and want to update themselves and get a fresh view from another. One of its best advantages aside from costs and comfort is that it can be learned at the reader's own pace. Good skills are learned that way, a little at a time. If you however need it, block another 30 minutes per day or according to your requirement. The Free Time If you have followed the computation, you are left with 55 hours for the week that you can use. If you allocate 4 hours each day for socializing and doing other personal things like jobs, attending extra curricular activities, writing letters, checking on e-mail etc you will still have 28 hours for the week that could be spent further on study periods or your personal time. Good time management skill gives you better control of your life where balance on personal, career, studies and family are achieved. You also gain enough flexibility on responding to surprises that crops up once in a while. It eliminates also much of the stress that are often the result of unmanaged time.