Organizing Your Life
Has this ever happened to you? You’ve perfectly planned out your afternoon to finish several pressing tasks. As you sit down to work, you’re feeling extremely proud of your time management skills....
View ArticleHow to Get Ahead
A slow workday is a great time to try to get ahead with your time management in hopes of easing the burden of your busy times. “Getting ahead” can mean doing things like organizing, planning, creating...
View ArticleThe Rule of Three
Do you have more than three big things on your plate at any given time? If so, you might be overloading yourself. This weekend, I stumbled across an article in a parenting magazine that I found...
View ArticleThe Big Picture Plan
A huge part of having good time management skills is getting things done in an efficient manner, however, it’s easy to get caught up in day-to-day planning and lose sight of your overarching goals....
View ArticleHow Many Hats Have You Worn Today?
If you feel as though you’re expected to be multiple different people during the day and fill many different roles, you’re not alone. Most of us wear many different hats in our lives and it is a real...
View ArticleNo, You Won’t Just Remember
“I don’t have to write it down, I’ll just remember it.” We’ve all heard someone repeat this famous line as an excuse for not keeping a calendar or written list of tasks. Sometimes, we need a reminder...
View Article3 Tips for Speedy Spring Cleaning
I hate spring cleaning, so when we begin that yearly chore, I want it done fast. Try these three tips to streamline your efforts and get rid of that dust and dirt as efficiently as possible. 1. Tackle...
View ArticleIn Defense of the Paper Calendar
Grocery store check-writers. 90 year old ladies who don’t use email. That one person who isn’t on Facebook yet. I have been compared to all of these people because of one simple fact: I carry a paper...
View Article5 Questions to Ask Your Unfinished To-Do List
Oh, the frustration of an unfinished to-do list! Those lingering tasks left without a satisfying check mark beside them. Before you simply roll your unfinished tasks onto tomorrow’s list, stop! Here...
View ArticleYou’re Doing it Wrong: Calendar Edition
Calendars: We all have them, but we could probably all use them more effectively. They are the central component of our time management system, and yet we struggle to keep them organized. If you’re...
View Article4 Tools You Need in Your Time Management Toolbox
We all know that we need some kind of list and some kind of calendar to have a well-organized time management system, but what else do we need? What else do we need in our time management toolbox? Make...
View ArticleThe Three Words of Organization
Let’s talk about time management organization for a second. Some people are naturally organized. Beautifully labeled file folders and neatly kept calendars come easily to them. The rest of us have to...
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