Yet everyday, movement is often mistaken to be progress when all one did was like sitting on a rocking horse moving back and forth and getting nowhere. It is often ironic that individuals who focus on the end results and not in being busy ends up in doing much and still have time enough for themselves. 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. That still leaves you with almost four hours a day. - The to do list are prioritized according to its importance on the operation. It also takes into account time allowances for daily interruptions whether these can be avoided or not. While they are very sociable they also avoid small talk. - They assign specific time frames and deadlines for doing things and sticks to them. Unnecessary interruptions like phone calls, mails, the do you have a minute thing, this all eats up your time and if it is not prioritize or given allowances, frustration grows. Survive. Limit giving in to temptation of engaging in small talk when priorities are set and being worked on. Respect you decision in planning and you are on your way. It needs conviction to keep reinforcing the self. For some it will be touch and go for a while resulting in succeeding or quitting. Time management at work is making time in pursuing the goal. It is leaving excuses behind. Even when you are already getting late and the car won't start. When it is already almost your time to make the presentation that you painfully finished yesterday only to find out today that some materials are missing. The possible loss of a job, noise, change of surroundings, relationships going bad, fear, problems with other people and even the things that we imagine can cause stress. Aside from identifying the things that causes stress, stress management will include a good introspection on how we cope with it. Using our recognized coping mechanism that is helpful is a good start towards stress management.