Stephen Covey, in his book "First Things First", notes that those who accomplish very little are probably spending a large amount of their 16 hours (assume we sleep 8 hours) in the Quadrant of Deception and the Quadrant of Waste. In his book he highlights four quadrants where one can spend their time: 1) Quadrant of Necessity, 2) Quadrant of Quality & Personal Leadership, 3) Quadrant of Deception, and 4) Quadrant of Waste. The attached mindmap details how you should allocate your time if you want to achieve your goals. For more information on mindmapping, go to my blog: http://mindmapblog.com
This is a preview of the Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix as a Mindmap map available at www.biggerplate.com - the free map sharing resource.