▁and ▁sense ▁of ▁ur gency ▁reflect s ▁wants ▁of ▁the ▁person ▁rather ▁than ▁importance ), ▁control ▁life ▁balance ▁( rest , ▁sleep , ▁le is ure ), ▁and ▁che at ▁le is ure ▁and ▁non ▁product ive ▁time ▁( he aring ▁audio ▁tap ing ▁of ▁lect ures , ▁going ▁through ▁present ations ▁of ▁lect ures ▁when ▁in ▁queue , ▁etc .). ▁ ▁C ertain ▁unnecessary ▁factors ▁that ▁affect ▁time ▁management ▁are ▁hab its , ▁lack ▁of ▁task ▁definition ▁( lack ▁of ▁clar ity ), ▁over - prote ct iveness ▁of ▁the ▁work , ▁gu ilt ▁of ▁not ▁meeting ▁object ives ▁and ▁subsequent ▁avoid ance ▁of ▁present ▁tasks , ▁defining ▁tasks ▁with ▁higher ▁expect ations ▁than ▁their ▁worth ▁( over - qual ifying ), ▁foc using ▁on ▁matters ▁that ▁have ▁an ▁apparent ▁positive ▁out look ▁without ▁assess ing ▁their ▁importance ▁to ▁personal ▁needs , ▁tasks ▁that ▁require ▁support ▁and ▁time , ▁section al ▁interests ▁and ▁conflicts , ▁etc . ▁A ▁hab itu ated ▁system atic ▁process ▁becomes ▁a ▁device ▁that ▁the ▁person ▁can ▁use ▁with ▁ownership ▁for ▁effective ▁time ▁management . ▁ ▁Im plementation ▁of ▁goals ▁ ▁A ▁task ▁list ▁( also ▁called ▁a ▁to - do ▁list ▁or ▁" th ings - to - do ") ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁tasks ▁to ▁be ▁completed , ▁such ▁as ▁ch ores ▁or ▁steps ▁toward ▁comple ting ▁a ▁project . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁invent ory ▁tool ▁which ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁or ▁supp lement ▁to ▁memory . ▁ ▁Task ▁lists ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁self - management