A recent article from management consultants McKinsey & Co makes a powerful case that executives aren’t managing their time well, but adds that it’s not their fault as individuals. Instead, they have allowed their organisations to consume time as if it were an infinite resource. …
Read MoreScheduling a Great Life
While it’s commonly known that superior results require an investment of time, very few professionals go the next step and actually block out the hours in their schedule to produce these results. Instead, setting a vague intention is often felt to be enough. This example …
Read MoreWhy You Should Start the Year with an Empty Inbox
Based on recent research, there’s a good reason to be particular about the way you manage your email. Most people think it’s as easy as finding a single method and sticking to it, but that turns out to be a mistake. You need to change …
Read MoreThe Problem of Being Too Productive
When you are someone who is already more productive than most people you know, how can you still make improvements? At first it may seem to be an easy question to answer: just browse the Internet, pick out a bunch of websites or books and …
Read MoreHow to Use Time to Bring in a Big Project
In order to complete a big project successfully, sometimes we have to vary the way we manage our time demands. Writing a book is a great example as the last few weeks have been hectic – I spent way more time than expected putting the …
Read MoreEven Better Habit Changing
One of the challenges most people have when they read and start to apply Perfect Time-Based Productivity is changing their behaviors. They may have the followed all the right steps and have a perfect plan mapped out in small steps. As I recommend in the …
Read MoreWhy We Need Better Evaluation Tools
Recently, a brainstorming session here at 2Time Labs revealed that at the heart of the processes created for learners is a single set of four steps. Together, they make up the acronym E-TaPS. E stands for “Evaluating”, which is always the first step. It recognizes …
Read MoreThe New Alpha Efficiency Magazine
I just read the Platinum issue of an interesting new magazine now available on iTunes: the Alpha Efficiency magazine. The first issue focuses on the key skill of what they call “Collecting” which is very similar to what we call “Capturing” in The Bill Book. …
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