This topic has been dealt with elsewhere on UncleMaxSays, but it is such a common problem in the management of time that it bears repeating with another perspective.
Inability to accurately estimate the time required for a task or project could relate to a reluctance to make logs of your activities. If you believe the keeping of logs to be a waste of time, try keeping a log, at least, once to see if it makes a difference in your management. One benefit from a log is you will develop a keener sense of the amount of time it takes to do separate activities.
Your time availability estimates should filter out non-productive time such as coffee and lunch breaks, instructional time, set up and clean up times, diversions to important and urgent activities, and replenishing insufficient supplies for the task. The ‘filter' leaves you with the amount of actual production time available. This should be divided into the smallest units possible such as seconds, minutes or portions of an hour or day.
One of the best applications of your improved estimating skill is applying it to your daily routines.
Stop fooling yourself and deal with the facts.
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