by Harold Taylor | Oct 21, 2019 | General Time Management
In my last article, “Planning your week 90 minutes at a time,” I suggested that blocking off 90-minute chunks of time in your planner a week ahead to work on your priority projects is a proactive way of ensuring they get done. This is in lieu of leaving them on a “To...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 13, 2019 | General Time Management
In my last article, “Packing life’s suitcase,” I suggested that people should plan at least one week in advance. I did not say we should ignore the weeks beyond that, since God willing, we will still be active and motivated to achieve great things well into the...
by Harold Taylor | Dec 12, 2018 | General Time Management
In my last blog article I suggested that the Pareto Principle applied to time management seminars, books and training programs as well. And that 20% of the suggestions actually provide 80% of the value. In this article I will venture to provide one of those high-value...
by Harold Taylor | Jun 28, 2016 | General Time Management, The Brain
Our brain prefers to work on brief projects as opposed to longer ones; battles are invigorating; but wars are exhausting. Chunking and batching make longer tasks more doable. David J Levitin, author of The organized mind, says that “working in chunks gives a...
by Harold Taylor | Jun 29, 2015 | General Time Management
Grouping similar tasks together increases efficiency Batching refers to scheduling blocks of time in your planner for tasks that are similar in nature and require similar resources. The length of time could vary, but I frequently tie it in with my practice of...
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