This is Part 3 in a 3 part series. See also Part 1 and Part 2. In the previous posts, we discussed two potential impacts from a poorly designed or implemented time management system: Leak and Creep. Leak was the loss of information from your system, usually due to inadequate tools to capture it. Creep [...]
One of the main reasons that people fail at time management is… because their system fails. Too often people try to implement systems that are too complex. This leads to loss of information, overlooked obligations, and general frustration. (See “Why complex time management systems fail…“) It is ironic, that the #1 time management book today preaches [...]
How do you get ready? Or maybe the question should be “do you get ready for your day?” I recently wrote that “planning is one of those important things that you don’t have time not to do.” After all, planning actually gives you more time in your day. It does this by preventing you from missing [...]
The other day, a co-worker got on a rant about how, “He didn’t have time to do a lot of things…” I considered flippantly responding, “You have the same amount of time in the day as everyone else…” But, I resisted. As he went down the laundry list of things he “didn’t have time to [...]
There was a huge positive response to last week’s tweets about no meetings on Fridays. So, I thought it was appropriate for us to officially designate Fridays as “No Meeting Fridays.” Many people have been saying that they are booked for so many meetings that they cannot get their work done. Have you ever finished [...]
Thought of the day: Why do we let people steal our time? We get pretty upset when people steal our money… so why do we turn a blind eye when people steal our time? In fact, it is a pretty common occurrence for co-workers, bosses, even friends to steal our valuable time. “Dost thou love [...]
Once upon a time people rushed to answer phones. For those old enough to remember, you had to get to the phone. At one point we did not have answering machines. We did not have even have CallerID. So, if you didn’t get to the phone…you did not even know who called. ——- Today is [...]
On your last trip, what did you forget to pack? You would be amazed what people will forget: Socks Cell phone charger Workout shoes Maybe even their brain! (Some people have admitted to this…) Traveling can be stressful enough, but when you are disorganized and worrying about packing it only adds to your Life Friction. [...]
Where is your Todo List? And more importantly, when was the last time you looked at it? The idea of a todo list is to capture the things you need to do, so that you can get them off your mind, and you can continue the business at hand. However, all that is worthless if [...]
Freeze! Nobody move! This is an inspection. What is on your desk…right now??? Papers. Post-its? highlighters? Binders from last month? Unfinished sodas? Last year’s magazines? How are you working in that mess? I recommend that you start each day by spending 5 minutes cleaning up your workspace. It will pay off in spades in terms [...]
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Loren Pinilis
+1 to the regular clean-up session. I tend to not
Craig Jarrow
Thanks, Sophie!
Sometimes, it is about all the li
Sophie Novak
Great post. I completely agree with the importance
Aleta Fullenwider
THANK YOU! Finally someone who agrees with me that
HomemakersDaily
I don't want piles but I still somehow end up
Brandon Jones
Craig,
Great post! I completely agree with you on
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