Applied Research in a World of Increasing Time Demands
I really admire Steve Pavlina’s blog for the quality and range of ideas that he is able to create and articulate. His post on creating a personal productivity scaffold is no exception: He is essentially creating a way of Reviewing and Scheduling that includes a slot in the morning to plan, and a slot in …
One of the major challenges for a 2Time user at any belt level is to find a system that fits the way in which they process their information. Unfortunately, Microsoft Outlook, the industry leader in this sphere, does not seem to have been designed by a time management user, and instead seems to have been …
Recently, blogger Ben Yoskovitz created a meme to create a list of the 100 best productivity tips, under the title “The Ultimate Guide to Productivity.” Over 100 people submitted their tips, and perhaps I won’t be too late in submitting my own tip to the list (which I understand is still open). My tip is …
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There is always a new gadget or system on the market that advertises itself as the latest solution to a professional’s time management needs. How is a busy professional to adopt new technologies as they are invented, popularized and released? Should he or she simply buy each new gadget to test it out, and see …
A critical part of any time management system is the activity of Listing. In the prior component, Scheduling, I addressed the power of expanding the use of a schedule from a mere Appointment Calendar to a possibly useful planner of each and every kind of activity that places a time demand on a user. As …
One of the efforts that we at Framework are undertaking this year is that of defining a method of time management that fits the Caribbean tempo and lifestyle. The reasons why none of the popular approaches used worldwide has become popular in our region are varied and many: too much rigidity, too much technology, not …
In a prior post, I talked about how the most powerful time management system is one that a user designs for themselves. When users know the principles behind a good system they are much better equipped to design a unique approach that works for them. One area that is often misunderstood is the use of …
Emptying is the activity that logically follows Capturing. Definition Emptying involves removing items one at a time from the points of capture and placing them within one of the other components of the time management system. This action frees up the point of capture to receive new items. Whereas Capturing involves a split-second activity and …
In a prior post, I made the point that within every time management system there lies a structure that is always present. I compare it the bone structure that makes up the human hand. Although individual hands might be different, a fully functional hand must have all the component parts. They each serve a distinct …
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In our development of a new, Caribbean-based approach to time management, I have stumbled across what I think is an irreducible framework lying behind all efforts to improve personal productivity. It may well provide the basis for a flexible kind of system that anyone can create for themselves. In the same way that ALL bicycles …