by Harold Taylor | Apr 5, 2024 | General Time Management
After finding the source of word deadline, I urge all businesspersons not to confuse deadlines with due dates or target dates. The term deadline first appeared in the 19th century when prisoners were shot if they crossed a certain perimeter line. That’s how it...
by Harold Taylor | Mar 19, 2024 | General Time Management, Uncategorized
The Zeigarnik Effect can work against you when you leave a task unfinished, such as working on other projects while there is email waiting to be reviewed. This effect was first observed with servers in restaurants. They seemed to remember everything that each guest...
by Harold Taylor | Mar 4, 2024 | General Time Management
After learning more about our brain, how it is wired, and its impact on our productivity, I changed my mind about trying to ignore my email until later. I discovered that it requires exceptionally strong willpower and a huge loss of personal energy to resist the urge...
by Harold Taylor | Feb 17, 2024 | General Time Management
In my last blog article, I indicated that the work environment has changed since Alan Lakein wrote his book about 50 years ago. In fact, our working environment is changing quite rapidly, but little has changed in the way we manage our time. It’s time we took another...
by Harold Taylor | Jan 31, 2024 | General Time Management
Over 50 years ago, time management consultant, Alan Lakein, wrote a book called How to Get Control of Your Time and your Life. It was an immediate success – a bestseller that is still available on Amazon and receiving some excellent reviews. At the time, I was ...
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