Your Time Audit Tool
June 8th, 2009If you want to really make changes with how you use your time, first record where it goes!
Use this Time Audit tool to track your time for one day. Notice effective and ineffective patterns. What steals your time? And then plan for some small changes you can easily do.
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Click Here to Read MoreResources for ReClaiming the Clock ebook
March 22nd, 2009Hi and thanks for reading my book ReClaiming the Clock! The following resources are free for you to use, copy and share.
Use this Time Audit chart to complete your one day or longer time audit. time-audit-chart
Use this Time Management Quiz to test your current skill level. This is a great way to focus on certain [...]
When you Leave Work - Let it Go
January 28th, 2009While you may keep reasonable hours at work, how many hours is your brain still at work? Our brain loves to ruminate and constantly drift off to what interests us – like work. How often do you find yourself listening to your spouse or partner or children and then realize you were thinking about work?
When [...]
Give your Orphans a Home
January 14th, 2009The only way you can deal with all the miscellaneous papers that litter your desk, cabinets, shelves and office floor is to have a new system. If you don’t have a better system they will continue to migrate into your work area, cover available flat spaces and distract you. (remember, if you can see it [...]
Create a STOP DOING LIST
January 11th, 2009Most of us are pretty good at creating “To Do” lists, but what about a “Stop Doing List” list? What if you decided that once and for all you would stop doing tasks that are low-value, low-return items?
Imagine you are a consultant to yourself; you just spent the day watching yourself in action at work. [...]
When you Leave Work - Let it Go
January 11th, 2009While you may keep reasonable hours at work, how many hours is your brain still at work? Our brain loves to ruminate and constantly drift off to what interests us – like work. How often do you find yourself listening to your spouse or partner or children and then realize you were thinking about work?
When [...]
How to replace your Post-it notes with a system
December 16th, 2008I am often asked in our time management course what to do with all the post-it notes and little reminders that litter your desk. Fortunately there is a simple solution, using Microsoft Outlook as your landing site for all your ideas, goals, reminders and just random thoughts that come up during the day.
First, let’s agree [...]
21 ways to save time on email today!
October 22nd, 2008Managing your email can be a big part of getting a grip on your time at work and being able to focus more time on high-priority work. The most fundamental change in how you think about your time at work happens when you start thinking in terms of one week plans.
