Effective time management is impossible if you do not keep a good time plan. A time plan will help gain a clear picture for how you are going to spend each day.  Before you start your day you should write down all the things you need to do and set a specific time to get each thing done. Just five or ten minutes should be enough for you to make your time plan and it is an excellent investment in these time management tips.  Start by writing in meetings and other tasks that have to be done at a specific time. Then you can slot the other things you need to do, both at work and at home, into the available time left. It is best to divide your day into blocks of time that are suited to your own attention span. Making a time plan like this each day should make it much easier for you to do everything you want and need to do.