Studies have once again proven the obvious, in that stress management and time management go hand in hand like a couple of teenage sweethearts. Pressure creates a fear which manifests itself in the symptoms known as "stress," which can paralyze a person from finishing what they set out to accomplish.

While time management is not an inborn skill for anyone, everyone can (and really ought to) learn this skill set. Time management really just comes down to organizing one's thoughts, and then letting things fall into place.

Here are 5 tips that will help you to become a master of time management.  Not only that, but they'll also help you handle stressors no matter where they originate.

1. Learn to make decisions well. Experts say that having being able to make good decisions is a key ingredient of effective time management This is because a person who can decide and prioritize what's at hand can easily eliminate a lot of time wasted contemplating, and instead be able to get on with the next important task. Learning to make effective, quick decisions is a great start to decreasing your stress and helps you avoid the "paralysis by analysis" syndrome.

2. Learn how to plan. Experts state the obvious when they say that the people who can plan, can also manage their time. Planning involves patience and preparation, which allows one to arrange what must be done before it turns into a crisis situation. Those who are ahead can work at a brisk but comfortable pace, and correct issues as they arise in an efficient manner – and then perform the same activities later on, making fewer mistakes.

3. Learn to manage your activities well, and use your time effectively to accomplish as much as possible. This is the meat and potatoes of time management, and then you can focus your attention on what is truly important. Time management techniques can be learned online, or through the stories of those who have learned to make every unit of time work as well as humanly possible.

4. Gain the tools you need. To take control of your time and manage your stress productively, you may need tools or gadgets that help you to organize and store the information you need, and recall it. If this means a smart phone, get it. If this means a pen and pad of paper, get it. If this means hiring a virtual assistant for a reasonable price, get them. If you need to shell out to reach your full potential, it's an investment in yourself.

5. Just do it! Learning time management skills in a "that's nice, I'll think about it" kind of way is a step in the right direction… but a journey of a thousand miles consists of more than a single step. By actually practicing what you've learned, you can actually get ahead.