Tweet32ShareShare335 Shares I just got back from a quick business trip. I don’t travel often, but when I fly, I like to make the most of my time on the plane. Do you get things done on a flight? Or do you end up watching the inflight movie? Today, I wanted to share some of […]
Time Management
10 Things Wrong With Your Todo List
Tweet302ShareShare60362 Shares You keep a todo list… yet you regularly forget tasks. You write down lots of todos… yet you don’t get to them. What’s going on here? Do you ever wonder, “Um, hello? Is this thing on? Is this thing working?” What is wrong with my todo list?
Where Do You Take Your Notes?
TweetShareShare0 Shares When it comes to our time management systems, we have lots of tools to aid our productivity. We have address books. Calendars galore. Todo lists and more. But, when it comes to taking notes, many people end up writing things down anywhere and everywhere. On legal pads, never to be used again. In […]
How to Unwind on Your Time Off
Tweet51ShareShare556 Shares Many of us are heading into a holiday weekend. (It is a 3-day weekend here in the U.S.) Lots of people will be rushing to clean up their work so they can get out of the office. Are you ready to leave your work behind? Are you ready to have fun? Are you […]
The Difference Between Good & Bad Wasting of Time
Tweet28ShareShare129 Shares The other day, I was headed to a meeting. As I headed down the hall, I passed two coworkers who were at the soda machine talking about their weekend activities. 55 minutes later I came back to my office from the meeting that had just ended. I did a double take when the […]
Email Rampage! 8 Tips to Find the Bottom of Your Inbox
Tweet79ShareShare1089 Shares This post is not for the faint of heart. Things are going to get ugly with your inbox. (Some might even say dangerous!) And some email is going to get hurt. Today, we are going to get to the bottom of your email inbox…
Reader Wednesday: What Do You Want to See?
TweetShareShare0 Shares I would like to take this Wednesday to thank everyone who has sent me supportive messages about Time Management Ninja. I really do appreciate all the encouragement and try to return all correspondence. Today, in appreciation of all TMN readers, I want to ask you… What would you like to see on TMN? […]
How I Use My iPad to Get Work Done
Tweet41ShareShare142 Shares Do you have have an iPad? Do you use it for work? Do you use it for fun? Or both? There has been interesting debate lately as to whether the iPad is more for consumption or for creation. In other words, is it more for accessing media? (Surfing the web, watching movies, reading […]
Why You Should Try a Moleskine Notebook
Tweet150ShareShare6156 Shares Where do you capture your notes? On a legal pad? In a notebook? Or your computer? Having a good method and tool for capturing notes is essential to any time management system. As I have written previously, I use my iPad extensively. This is especially true for calendar and contacts. However, when it […]
Email Ping-Pong!
Tweet41ShareShare1657 Shares There are many types of office games. However, in today’s world, the favorite seems to be “Email Ping-Pong.” (Some offices have official leagues…) People love to send volleys of emails back and forth. Some like to see how quickly they can do it. Others like to see how far they can send their […]