HUCL1101 Final Project: Role Concepts Essay - Time Management Analysis

This essay analyzes Laura Vanderkam's TED Talk on gaining control of one's free time, focusing on the importance of time management and achieving a better work-life balance. The student connects with the speaker's message, emphasizing the challenges of modern work environments and the need for individuals to prioritize their personal lives. The essay discusses the speaker's strategies for time management, including time division and punctuality, and relates these concepts to the course's focus on role concepts and the importance of time management in health. The student reflects on personal experiences with time management issues, highlighting how the TED Talk changed their perspectives and provided practical methods for saving time and balancing professional and personal commitments. The essay concludes by underscoring the powerful and challenging message of the TED Talk, urging readers to prioritize time management for long-term benefits. The assignment is a final project for HUCL1101, demonstrating the application of course concepts.

Running head: ROLE CONCEPTS
Role Concepts
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Abstract
TED talks are one of the most important issues in the world today. TED talks help the
organizer and the audience to present and discuss various conversations regarding urgent
business matters. Apart from the business matters, the speakers also raise the issues on the
topics of education, medical matters and business matters. In this essay, also, the readers will
discuss a TED talk which is based on the subject matter of how to gain control of one’s free
time itself.
This TED talk is considered to be important for the readers themselves because it will
help the readers to understand the importance of having control over an individual’s free time
themselves.

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Introduction
The TED talk which is being chosen for the purpose of composing the essay for the
readers themselves is written by the author Laura Vaderkam. In the above-mentioned TED
talk, the speaker had spoken on the importance of the free time in the lives of the individual
themselves. This is because in the modern times, human beings have difficulties in finding
their own free time themselves. This is what the author points out in the TED talks itself.
Thus, this essay will talk about the importance of the free time in the life of the individuals
themselves
Thesis Statement
The purpose of this essay is to analyse the TED talk made by Laura Vaderkam and to
analyse the dialogue that one should have more control over one’s free time itself.
Discussion
When I saw, the Ted talk on the topic of Laura Vaderkam on the subject matter of
individuals gaining control of their own free time themselves, I instantly connected with the
speaker and the points that she is trying to provide to the audience themselves. This is
because I feel that the in-today’s world, the human beings are becoming more and more busy
with their work lives, which makes it difficult for them to have a personal life of their own.
The main reason for this is the excessive amount of pressure in their work life. Also, the
people of today are getting more interested in finding various new methods of earning money
(Vaderkam, 2016). This causes them to look for side businesses so that they would be able to
get some form of additional income for themselves. It is because of all these reasons that I
feel what the speaker has said in the TED talk is important. I feel that the human beings
should be able to balance their work lives and also their personal lives. If they are also able to
balance both these lives, they would be able to gain control over their free time which they

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would be able to utilize for themselves. That is why I decided to choose this video as the
video connects with my own thoughts and beliefs about the subject matter itself.
Ona analysing the video itself, I found that speaker has mentioned quite a number of
steps and strategies which would help the people to find time for themselves and be able to
gain control over their free time. The first thing which the speaker mentions regarding this is
time itself, as it is the individuals would be able to find enough time for themselves, if they
are able to divide time itself. The other points which were emphasized by the speaker
regarding time is the punctuality of the human beings themselves. She says that if the human
beings are punctual in nature, they would be able to save time for themselves as well. This
will help them to gain control over their free time for themselves as well. The speaker
emphasizes on the importance of exercising as well as doing household chores for women
during the commercials in television programs. This would be useful to them as they would
be able to do both the things themselves. I find the speaker’s words corresponding with that
of the course because the course is basically about the role concepts and the importance of
time management is considered to be an important part of the role of the health of the human
beings themselves. Therefore, I find the topic to be coinciding with that of the points which
the speaker presents in the course of the TED talk itself.
I can personally relate to the topic which the speaker in the TED talk presents to the
audience themselves. This is because of the fact that I myself, used to suffer from the
problems of time management itself. I never managed to balance my work life and personal
life die to the commitments at the work place which I had to endure for myself. As a result of
this, I was losing out on valuable time for myself. However, I totally agree with the message
which the speaker herself had presented in this video itself. The reason for this is the fact that
the video has taught me about the importance of time management among the humans
themselves.

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I can say for myself that the viewing of the topic by me has led to changes in the
beliefs and the philosophies which I used to have for myself. This is mainly related to the
problems of the time management which I use to for myself in my earlier days itself. I was
unable to manage the time between professional and personal as I have already mentioned in
my experiences. However, the viewing of this video by the speaker has definitely changed
my beliefs as well as my perceptions about the various ways in which the I can gain control
over my free time myself (Vaderkam,2016). The video also taught me about the various ways
in which I can save enough time for myself so that I can effortlessly be able to complete my
professional work as well as enjoy my personal time myself (Vaderkam, 2016). Moreover,
the video also has taught me about the various ways in which I would be able to both enjoy
my free time as well as do other things simultaneously. It has also taught me on the
importance of saving time so that I can effortlessly enjoy the personal time which I get to
myself. All this learning which I gained is from the video itself. This is the reason why I feel
the topic of the video connect with me itself.
Conclusion
It is clear to me that the message which the speaker conveys in the video itself is a
challenging and powerful one. This is because it urges the people to start saving time and
learn time management which would be helpful to them in the long run itself. In addition to
this, I find that if the people manages to abide by the rules of saving time, it would be much
easier for them itself. This is the reason why I feel that the message presented by the speaker
in the video is powerful and challenging itself.

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Reference List
Vanderkam, T. L. (2016). How to gain control of your free time. URL: https://www. ted.
com/talks/laura_vanderkam_how_to_gain_control_of_your _free_time.