Randy Pausch, author of the Last Lecture, gives his perspective on how to deal with the commody of time.
When presented with a task or looking at your to-do list, Randy suggests asking yourself these questions:
Why am I doing this? What is the goal?
Why will I succeed?
What happens if I choose not to do it?
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The average person has about 300 projects to take care of right now. The fact is, you will never get caught up – but you WILL start getting your life under control when you STOP doing things.
What should you stop? How do you determine this?
Take a look at your tasks to finish. Ask yourself, “If I could only do one of these things before Read More...
Today’s Top 10 List comes from Karin Vibe-Rheymer-Stewart, Ph.D., a time management consultant that is frequently asked, “What are the most common time management mistakes people make?” Here are her answers, in no particular order.
How many of those time management mistakes do you make?
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1. Being a slave to your blackberry or cell phone
You know you have become a slave to your blackberry or cell phone when, almost every time it rings or buzzes, you jump and answer it. Cell phones and Read More...
Have you ever heard of the 80/20 Rule? It is also known as the Pareto Principle or the Rule of the Vital Few and it states that there is an imbalance between causes and results, between effort and reward.
The world is not equal where effort and reward are related. The Pareto Principle basically says:
- The majority of what you do each day (80%) has little impact.
- A minority (20%) has a major impact.
Here are some 80/20 rules and what you might want to do once you are aware of them:
80% of your profit is brought in by 20% of your clients.
Realize all clients are NOT equal. It is sometimes Read More...
If you find yourself asking, “Where did the day go?” these top 10 tips for better time management will help you become more focused and productive. Remember, your time is valuable.
1. Shift from Not Valuing to Valuing your Time.
This is an important change to make and when it happens you will never waste another minute! In a dollar sense – this means you are comfortable charging for your lifetime of knowledge and experience – don’t allow clients to take this for granted. You have invested a lot of time and energy. In life, we only get one chance with our time – we cannot go back and use the last 10 seconds!
2. Get the most out of your Read More...
Think about it: From the moment we wake up to the second we go to sleep, we are making decisions about how we spend our time. I’d like to share with you my secret weapon for making smarter time choices and reducing stress: I ask myself the BEST time management question:
What is the BEST use of my time, right now?
For example, this morning when the alarm went off, I had to decide whether to get out of bed to exercise (which I know will make me feel energized all day) OR hit the snooze button and get a little more sleep (which I felt I could use). Today, I decided to get up and exercise (hence I have energy to write this column!) while other days the answer to question is to hit the snooze button. Both are smart Read More...
We received some great feedback on our article last week – Reduce Email In-Box Clutter. Therefore today, we wanted to share some tips on how to get a grip on the information overload and time wasters email can present.
Do you genuinely like doing email? If you do, then you don’t need to read this.
But if you really dislike (okay, despise) doing email, then read on. Over the past few years, I have seen a ground- swell of busy professionals who are increasingly challenged and frustrated by the sheer amount of email that comes in and the poor quality of the incoming messages. Learning to manage it can be a lonely battle.
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Using Your “Rules Wizard” Feature
Microsoft Outlook, a popular email software program used by many companies, contains many time-saving functions, once you know how to use them. (Though you may not be using Outlook, your program may still have similar functionalities.)
Using your Rules Wizard feature (under Tools) to filter and sort incoming mail is like having your own personal assistant opening your paper mail. The verbal instructions you might give to an assistant are similar to the rules you can create using the Rules Wizard. You might want to create rules to:
- auto-file mail from specific senders Read More...
Phones ringing, interruptions for co-workers and emails….the next thing you know an hour has pasted and you have nothing to show for it! It happens to everyone – losing focus.
For today’s Top Tips Tuesday we have 18 techniques for you to stay on (or even ahead) of schedule. Please post a comment if you have any other tips on staying focused in a hectic work place.
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Yesterday we announced our Contest Winners in our Time Management Contest. Today, for the Top 10 Tips Tuesday, we wanted to give you some time management tips.
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1. Work on your Highest Priority Task Durning Your Peak Performance Time
Schedule demanding tasks to the part of the day that you work best, where your energy levels are at their highest. It maybe first thing in the morning or early afternoon – work out when it is and then see yourself moving ahead.
For me, I am most productive in the morning. I schedule all of my “high brain” activates such as writing and planning at that time. I save administrative tasks for the afternoon.
2. Check Your Email on a Read More...
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