Time Management Ninja
Time Management Ninja is back
Get ahead of your time.
Plain, practical time management from Craig Jarrow, since 2009. And now the method fits in your pocket.
Order Your Day
Your day on one card. The five things that matter most, plus one more to get a step ahead. Native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built for iPhone Duo, with private AI that runs right on your device.
Free to download, with Order Pro for more.
Order Your Day
Built for iPhone Duo
Order Your DayThe app for iPhone, iPad and Mac
The 5+1 rule, built into the app
Five that matter. Plus one.
Each day, pick the five things that matter most and put them in order, most important on top. Then add the Plus One, one extra task that puts you a step ahead, and often it's the one you keep putting off. The app is built around that rule, and one extra a day means that a year from now you're 365 steps ahead.
“I plan my day on a 5×8 index card. Order is that card, in my pocket.”
Craig Jarrow
What the app does
Always in order.
Position is priority, so your next task is always at the top.
AI that knows you.
It fills in a new task as you type, breaks a big one into steps and learns your lists. It runs on Apple Intelligence and comes with Order Pro.
Private by design.
No account, nothing tracked. Your tasks stay in your own iCloud.
Everywhere you work.
Native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac, plus widgets, Siri and your Lock Screen.
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The book
Time Management Ninja: 21 Tips for More Time and Less Stress in Your Life
The whole TMN approach in 21 short, sustainable tips. Published by Mango, with a foreword by Hyrum W. Smith. In paperback, Kindle and audiobook.
Get it on AmazonThe course · Coming soon
Get Ahead of Your Life
A self-paced course for people who feel permanently behind. It's built on the Three Pillars, Skills, Habits, and Tools, and it moves you from firefighting today to working on tomorrow.
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About
Hi, I'm Craig.
I've written Time Management Ninja since 2009. That's more than 1,100 posts and a book, and I've taught time management at The Home Depot and the U.S. Navy.
My approach is simple on purpose. If your system needs a flowchart, it's too complicated for everyday life. That's the No-Flowchart Test, and everything here has to pass it.
Featured in American Express OPEN, Law.com and the International Business Times.
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New to Time Management Ninja? Read these first.
Nine posts that cover the basics, from the time you lose without noticing to the task you've put off for years.
10 Time Management Tips for Beginners
Wasted Time29 Ways You’re Wasting Time Today
Disorganization7 Reasons You Are Not Using Your To-do List
Clutter10 Reasons Clutter Makes You Less Productive
Reactivity5 Reasons Why Proactivity is Key to Productivity
Habits10 Bad Habits You Need to Break to Be More Productive
The No-Flowchart TestWhy Your Time Management Should Be Effortless
Getting aheadTo Get Ahead, Do 21 Things That Others Don’t
The Plus OneThe Task You’ve Been Putting Off Forever
The blog
More than 1,100 posts since 2009.
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