Otherwise the body will interpret leisure time mixed with work as work and tasks mixed with leisure will still be work that leaves one exhausted and stressed and in extreme cases lowers down the body functions that makes one prone to illnesses. Assigning time blocks to each and working it out until the habit is formed is what personal time management all about. Managing Stress at Work What causes distress is primarily the unrealistic demand on the self, often it is not caused by the amount of work achieved but the little time left to do the work that is still to be done. When stress are at manageable levels, it tends to work for us by giving us a sense of immediacy that spurs us to work, even makes us excited about ourselves and our tasks. Time management involves planning and sticking out to a planned course of action that is directed towards a specific goal. Time management is not having to do everything and being everyone to everybody. It is the realization of what are important and prioritizing things from those. It is the ability to say no and the ability to reject time stealers. 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. Out of that take away all the time that you will need for sleep and rests, meals, personal things, errands and all those things that you can not do without. Managing Time at Your Own Pace with Time Management Book Time management books are good resources for people who wants to learn the principles of time management today but do not have the resources. 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. This could range from processors that can give good analyses of data that enables decision-makers to base judgment on relatively traditional terms or one that can process broad-spectrum analysis. The changes in real time management is fast as the application of real time statistics and information on international commerce that needs to be processed for more accurate decisions are constantly shifting.