“I’ll do it tomorrow.”

Famous last words of the procrastinator.  Slogan of tasks that don’t get done.  Motto of underachievers.

The problem is, the last time I looked, tomorrow was still tomorrow.

In fact, tomorrow is always tomorrow.

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The following guest post comes from Jon Tse, of jontsejontse.com.

How many times have you wished that you had just one more hour in a day to play video games, finish a project, or pursue a hobby?  We all have tasks that need to be done every day, and only in our spare time can we indulge in our interests.  However, it is the way in which we go about accomplishing these tasks that can be streamlined into an efficient manner.

As a full-time college student, this resonates a lot to me.  Between juggling classes, homework, extracurriculars, work, and LA traffic, I was having a hard time performing well in the classroom while finding free time to decompress.  I didn’t want to live at the library, but I still wanted to get good grades.  Therefore, I became very interested in increasing my productivity and maximizing every hour. (more…)

Recently, a close friend and business associate had an idea that he wanted to discuss with me.  However, he was unable to call me.

After a day or two, he finally emailed asking me to give him a ring.

When we finally connected, I asked him why he didn’t simply call me.

He responded, “I lost your phone number.  It was in my other email and I couldn’t find it.”

Huh?  Really, he lost my number?

Does this still happen in the Internet age?  Yes, more than you think. (more…)

How do you normally start your week? Do you get off to a strong start?

Or does it take you half of Monday to get back on track?

Getting out of the gate at the start of your week can set the pace for your productivity all week long.
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Special TMN T-Shirt Giveaway: A Time Management Ninja t-shirt for the best reader submitted tip for “staying on target with your tasks.”  I will choose the single best comment on Monday, July 26th.  Please share your best tips in the comments below.

I can be writing a blog post and then 2 minutes later, I have searched 4 websites looking for a reference, paid an online bill, and ended up surfing on eLance to find a web designer.

Whoa…how did I get here? (more…)