Time Management or…

Organization: You kin haz it

What do you want to know?

Organization will set you

free!

Tip #1: Time is Precious!

Tip #2: Design Your Life!

The Nature of Order

Mind Like Water

A mental and emotional state in which your head is clear, able to create and respond freely, unencumbered with distractions and split

focus.

Can you concentrate here?

A workbench is for working … not for storage!

A place for everything, and everything in its place

Tidy drawers. Why wouldn’t you?

File Cabinet – Alphabetize it!

Tip #3 – Make rivers to your inbox

The inbox has many tributaries

Tip #4: Your memory sucks!Make lists!

• To Do List• Shopping List• Stuff to check out List• Maybe Someday List

• Tickle File

Tickle file - 52 Folders

Tip #5: Use a calendar!

Tip #6: Make time for your to do list!

• That means – put it on your calendar!

Tip #7: Make all tasks bite sized

Tip 8: Avoid interruptions and rat holes

• Design for flow! (2-3 hour chunks of work)• Read email ONLY at email time• If you can deal with an email in 2 minutes, do it! If not:– To do list it! or…– Put it on “stuff to check out”

• When working, turn your phone off!

• Never “just check” Facebook• “Time box” your meetings

Tip #9: Sleep is arithmetical

• Day Hours Debt• Monday 7.5 0• Tuesday 6.5 1• Wednesday 5 3.5• Thursday 7.5 3.5• Friday 10 1• Saturday 8.5 0

Questions?

• Tip #1: Time is Precious• Tip #2: Design Your Life• Tip #3: Make Rivers to your Inbox• Tip #4: Your Memory Sucks – Make Lists• Tip #5: Use a Calendar• Tip #6: Make Time for your To Do List• Tip #7: Make All Tasks Bite Sized• Tip #8: Avoid Interruptions and Rat Holes• Tip #9: Sleep is Arithmetical