by Harold Taylor | Feb 1, 2021 | General Time Management
There are hundreds of books on time management and it would take thousands to describe the topic in detail. But here is my summary of what time management is all about. Do not try to manage time. You cannot manage time, but you can manage how you use it. In other...
by Harold Taylor | Jan 25, 2021 | General Time Management
Glenn Adamson, a curator, and scholar, in his book Fewer, Better Things, claims that purchasing a crafted object prompts you to respect the person who made it. If you respect the object, he says, it is likely that you are going to respect the person who made it. I...
by Harold Taylor | Jan 11, 2021 | General Time Management
People tend to work on the easiest tasks first and leave the more difficult tasks until later in the day. If the easiest tasks are also the most important, that is not as bad, but still not the best idea if there are important, difficult tasks to do. Despite the...
by Harold Taylor | Jan 3, 2021 | General Time Management
I was reminded by the titles of many time management books on my shelves that some people may get the impression that “getting things done” is what life is all about. The titles on the covers are deceiving, even though the contents may say something completely...
by Harold Taylor | Dec 21, 2020 | General Time Management, Uncategorized
We are oversimplifying when we say that important tasks are those that relate directly to our goals or they are tasks or activities with innate value. In most cases it may be true. But importance depends to a great degree on the situation at the time. Importance is...
by Harold Taylor | Dec 7, 2020 | General Time Management, Meetings
Tuesday is the best day for meetings, according to survey after survey. Of course, Tuesday wins by default since Monday is deemed the worst possible day for meetings, according to the same surveys, the reason being that Monday it is the most productive day of the...
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