In my books, I have raised the following questions: Can Time Be Managed? Does Time Management Exist? Is the Phrase “Time Management” a Misnomer? These are more than esoteric issues. Each year, people invest millions of dollars, hundreds of hours and thousands of research pages …
Read MoreHow my book can help app designers
When I wrote my book, I had a hunch that it could prove to be useful to designers of productivity apps, devices, planners and other aids. I didn’t exactly know how, but I saw instances where a poor understanding of time management fundamentals led to …
Read MoreThe Warned and Informed Selves
Top productivity today means setting up ways to manage specific kinds of information. In the prior article on the Interrupted Self (part of The Notified Self), I described the need to set up interruptions so that you never run late or miss a task or …
Read MoreHow High Performers Convert Single Behaviors into Habits
There’s no way to achieve long-term professional success without learning how to convert critical behaviors into habits. It’s a skill that’s not taught in the workplace, even though it’s key to accomplishing all worthwhile goals. How can you develop this ability? Let’s start with a …
Read MoreUpdated Infographic comparing Listers and Schedulers
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Read MoreThe Notified Self is Now Launched
Ever since the completion of Perfect Time-Based Productivity, I have known that I left some gaps in its coverage of the 11 Fundamentals. If you have read the book you may have noticed – I have lots of detailed experience from classes teaching the 7 …
Read MoreA Mind Map of Perfect Time-Based Productivity
Eric Bouchet is no casual reader of Perfect Time-Based Productivity. He’s a French native who has a real passion for productivity. Over several weeks, he went through the book in detail and converted the concepts into a mindmap which can can be found here. I …
Read MoreCan Time Be Managed? A Project Nears Completion
In Perfect Time-Based Productivity, I glossed over an assertion that’s been made by a number of notable people, including David Allen, Dr. Brigitte Claessens and Earl Nightingale. It boils down the following: Time cannot be managed, therefore time management is impossible. In both my books …
Read MorePut on Your Thinking Cap! [Guest post]
Most people arrive at their desks and the only thing scheduled in their calendars are meetings; that is, places to put their bodies. If you are slightly more evolved in the management of your time and productivity, then along with meetings, you also have scheduled …
Read MoreAnswers on Quora
I just put a post up on the 2Time Labs website with links to some interesting time-based productivity questions I have been answering on Quora – the question and answer, social website. I invite you to come on over as it’s the most active place …
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