Time is the most precious resource that one cannot store it for a while. Everyone gets exactly the same amount of time each and every day. If one doesn’t use his time wisely, he can never get it back. Time is perishable, it is irreplaceable, and it cannot be saved. Hence, you have to evaluate your activities in the light of what is really important to you. It can only be reallocated from activities of lower value to activities of higher value. The key is using your time efficiently and eliminating time wasting activities from your day to day life.  Time Management is thus, one of the most important skills one must follow for not wasting it. Below are some examples of the top fifteen time wasters. 

1. Persons not knowing Priorities:- Persons, who do not know their priorities are the biggest time wasters. They spend enough time in doing many unnecessary and minor works, wasting their valuable time. Hence, know your priorities and invest your time in the essential activities.

2. People inviting Interruption:- People who always remain busy in interruptions and distractions are all potential time-wasters. So avoid unnecessary contacts and get-together, use your time in more constructive works.

3. People involved in Conflict:- Conflict takes up energy and drains us of our ability to be enthusiastic, focused and productive. Hence, the persons who enjoy making some sorts of conflicts not only waste their time but also of others.

4. Poor Decision Makers:- People who always delay in taking any decision or waste maximum time in taking decisions are too time wasters. Their delay takes their time as well as of others. Many people suffer because of the poor decision makers.

5. The Daydreamers:- The daydrea- mers, those who always see colourful dreams laying idly without  proper efforts waste their valuable time and suffer in repression later. They prefer

6. People engaged in Spying Activities:- The persons with the bad tendency of gossiping are also one among the top time wasters. They always spy to others and then gossip to others without knowing the real facts. They not only waste their time, but also of others by inviting problematic situations.

7. People leaving Unfinished Projects:- Jumping from projects to projects without completing any one or leaving tasks partly done, all are wasting of time. Hence, people who at a time try to do many works and do not complete any one, are time wasters.

8. Too much Socializing:- Too much socializing with boss, colleagues, neighbours or friends unnecessarily are wastage of time. Hence, understand the difference between productive socializing and time wasting socializing. 

9. Too much Perfectionists:- Doing things perfectly is a good quality. But sometimes people having the mad tendency of doing everything perfectly, even a small and unnecessary thing, waste their valuable time to prove that they are perfectionists. In true sense they are time wasters.

10. People involved in Everything:- People who are involved in every works, and never say no to any work either in pride or in their helpless condition, are also time wasters. They take on too much pressure on them and can not do their best. Not working with one’s best and taking more time is time waste.