Tweet5ShareShare27 Shares 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. ——- […]
Tweet157ShareShare14171 Shares 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 […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares Trick question: When do you show up for the 9AM meeting? If you are like most people in the workplace, you shuffle around and or even get to work at 9AM and then head down the hall to the meeting. What happens? People are wandering in for a good 5-10 mins. They make […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares If you Twitter a lot… you know that every character counts. 140 is not a lot to say. So, you find yourself omitting words, leaving out spaces, changing before to b4, etc. I wonder how much Twitter is changing our current langauge/communication styles? Simple words like “very” are replacing fancy words like “extremely.” […]
Tweet143ShareShare18161 Shares Action is one of the most important aspects of a good time management system. It seems like common sense, once you organize your todos, you need to actually DO them. (Hence the getting things done part…) However, most time management systems lack this sense of urgency. The urgency to take action and close […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares One of the most common reasons that people’s time management systems fail is due to complexity. Their system or tools are simply too complex for long term success. This usually happens in one of three areas: Too complex for the task at hand Too complex for the user Too complex for everyday […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares What is Life Friction? Life friction is the rubbing that occurs in daily life due to poor planning, preparation, and action. Life friction is all the little things that happen to you due to your disorganization. Life friction adds stress. Life friction adds extra work. It is the trouble that is created when […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares Accidentally left my laptop at home yesterday when I headed into the office. My first instinct was to immediately turn around and head home to get it. After all, how was I going to function with out it? How was I going to get work done? I do not live far from the […]
TweetShareShare1111 Shares As part of my daily prep, checking my calendar is one of the most important tasks. After all, most of us live by our calendars to schedule our time. One of the most important tasks I do is to “Block Time” on my calendar. I usually do this at the beginning of each […]
TweetShareShare0 Shares Lunch at PF Chang’s… Who would have thought? A fortune cookie with a great time management quote. 🙂