by Harold Taylor | Nov 22, 2017 | General Time Management
“Work never killed anyone,” my mother used to tell me. No doubt her motivation was to get me to clean my room and finish the household chores; but basically she was right. Oh sure, overwork is harmful, and dangerous work might cut your life short, and distasteful work...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 30, 2017 | General Time Management
There are three types of multitasking. By multitasking, I mean the apparent simultaneous performance of two or more tasks. And since research has confirmed that it is impossible for the brain to fully focus on two things at the same time, all multitasking is not the...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 25, 2017 | General Time Management
Michael Grothaus, a novelist, freelance journalist, wrote an article for the April 4, 2017 issue of Fast Company titled “What happened when I ditched my smartphone for a paper planner.” Of course he didn’t really ditch his smartphone, but he used a paper planner for...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 17, 2017 | General Time Management
“To do” lists can be frustrating if not the stressful. They keep in mind those things you know you should be doing but don’t have time for. It would be less stressful to call them “Wish” lists. At least that way you wouldn’t feel guilty or suffer anxiety...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 11, 2017 | General Time Management
In his book, the Age of speed, Vince Poscente mentioned a study of office workers that found on average they spent only 11 minutes of a typical workday focused on a given task before they were interrupted. The real problem was that it took them nearly half an hour to...
by Harold Taylor | Oct 4, 2017 | General Time Management
Deadlines can become your lifelines. Without deadlines, efficiency decreases and productive results are diminished. Opportunities are missed, projects are delayed, costs are increased, and procrastination is enabled. Without deadlines, Parkinson’s Law takes...
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