Time managment 101

Take action to manage your time and increase productivity:

Set goals and keep them visible.
Choose a system to capture and execute tasks.
List repeating tasks.
Determine peak time and use it well.
Eliminate time wasters.
Remind yourself.
Manage email.
Plan weekly.Plan daily.
Plan projects.

Four ways to manage time.

Organize:

• spaces (physical areas & objects) at home.
• office and desk, to process paperwork and files.
• recipes and menus.

Tools

Daily

• Calendar: appointments, meetings, special dates to remember-dates and deadlines
• Master list: things you need to do, remember, plan, discuss-no due date
• Follow-up System: either a tickler file or calendar/holding file-future action required
• Daily to-do List: items from calendar, repeating tasks, action steps from goals. Take action today
  • set priorities
  • add incoming tasks
• Idea File-to think about, possibly act on later

Weekly

• Weekly Review: Gather information together
• Weekly Plan: items from calendar, repeating tasks, goal and project plans, schedule items from Master List.
• Goal and Project Plans: action steps, target date, rewards, return on investment
• Goal and Project Plan Master List: top priority goal in each life area

Master Productivity: Productivity Levels (pdf based on posts at The 2Time Mgt Blog)