In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Franklin Covey talks about the idea of balancing urgent tasks with the truly important ones, an idea that Charles Hummel also wrote about in the 1960s in Tyranny of the Urgent. It is about time management. How to organize your day so that the most important projects get…
The following post is from Celestine of The Personal Excellence Blog: Are You Focusing on the Right Things? I invite you to spend a minute writing down 5 things you're going to do today. These will be the 5 biggest things that take up the bulk of your time. They can be personal errands, work…
The following post is from Laura of I'm an Organizing Junkie: How to Build a Solid Time Management Foundation Time management and balance are always hot topics. There is a lot of advice out there about how to juggle many different balls and keep them all rotating in the air. How do you build a…
After the recent New York Times article about distracted drivers, I've read quite a few articles and posts about multitasking that have made me consider some of my habits. Although I've talked in the past about the importance of focus and setting aside time to work without distractions, I've been guilty of distracting myself as I…
Lucretia from GeekMommy recently shared her fear of forgetting something important because of her lack of organization. She said: I keep telling myself that if I could just sit down and get organized, I would sleep better - because I wouldn’t lie there thinking about what it is that isn’t organized and therefore must not…