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Time Management Articles:
Don’t like your job? Reframe it.
If you are in a job that is pure drudgery or distasteful or stressful, you can reduce its negative impact on your mental health by reframing it. For example, tell yourself it is something you choose to do temporarily, until you get a better job elsewhere. Or imagine...
The importance of focus and self-control
You have probably heard this many times before. The brain cannot multitask; it operates sequentially and can only focus its attention on one thing at a time. You may think you are doing two things at the same time, such as reading this article while listening to a...
The return of the checklist
Thanks in part to Atul Gawande's book, “The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right,” the checklist is making a comeback. Like David and Goliath, the lowly checklist has come forward to challenge the troublesome side of technology. The troublesome side of...
Develop your character.
You can modify your personality. I indicated that in the previous blog article, and mentioned the comments of neurologists and others in an earlier blog article titled, “Are you a highly sensitive person?” The personality or character of leaders can help produce a...
The importance of character in leadership
Personal productivity, time management, and people skills took a leap forward when management heeded the behavioral scientists’ findings, especially the motivational theories put forward by Abraham Maslow (Hierarchy of needs), Douglas McGregor (Theory X & Theory...
Keep ahead of your work commitments.
When you have repetitive commitments, and most people do, there is an excellent opportunity to not only keep up with your work, but to get ahead of it. Do you have monthly reports to prepare? Weekly meetings to attend? Articles to write? Books to read? List all...
Are you a highly sensitive person?
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor I had never considered being a “Highly Sensitive Person” (HSP) until one day several months ago, while talking to Clare Kumar, a certified executive coach. She suggested that I might be one. Until then, I had never heard of...
How interruptions impact your productivity
A Time Management Article by Harold TaylorIn my last blog article, I mentioned our low attention span, and our innate tendency to interrupt ourselves to accept interruptions from others. We are hardwired to protect ourselves, and any potential interruptions could be a...
We have an attention span lower than a goldfish?!
A Time Management Article by Harold TaylorBack in the year 2000, Microsoft Canada reported an average attention span of 12 seconds for humans. This decreased to 8 seconds by 2013, probably influenced by the digital age of speed. Microsoft Canada also noted that the...