by Harold Taylor | Apr 25, 2022 | General Time Management
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor In 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...
by Harold Taylor | Apr 11, 2022 | General Time Management, Uncategorized
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor Back 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...
by Harold Taylor | Feb 23, 2022 | General Time Management
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor Over 30 years ago, I had a bad habit of tossing my car keys on the kitchen table when I came home at night. Invariably I wasted time searching for my keys in the morning since they seldom stayed on the table. To solve my...
by Harold Taylor | Jan 17, 2022 | General Time Management
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor John Medina, in his book, “Brain rules,” remarked that studies show that a person who is interrupted takes 50% longer to accomplish a task. Not only that, he or she makes up to 50% more errors. And according to Rescue Time,...
by Harold Taylor | Jan 4, 2022 | General Time Management
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor There are two times during the workday when you should never check email – the first thing at the start of the day, and the last thing before you leave work in the afternoon. If you look at your email in the morning you...
by Harold Taylor | Dec 20, 2021 | General Time Management
A Time Management Article by Harold Taylor Important tasks are those tasks that have intrinsic value and help to achieve a goal that you have set. A priority is the task that you have chosen to do first. A priority can be either important or unimportant. For example,...
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