Comments on: A Smarter Approach to Time Management

By: Pam

Pam — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:47 +0000

This is well written post and I agree with 99% of everything written here. One thing I struggle with is the suggestion for separating work and personal email. I used Gmail and I have my work email forwarded to my personal Gmail account, and a filter marks those messages as work messages. I made this decision because having one less inbox and information stream increases minimalism for me. Should I second guess this strategy in favor of a more clear separation on work from personal? Hmmm.

By: Time Blocks | Productive Pinoy

Time Blocks | Productive Pinoy — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:37:39 +0000

Great posts! Ive been practicing using time blocks for a several years already and it has given me better results.

By: Time Multiplier | The Wisdom Journal

Time Multiplier | The Wisdom Journal — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:02:17 +0000

[...] you start working on a project, set aside a block of time to ONLY work on that project. Refuse to allow any non emergency interruptions and get everything [...]

By: Kelly @ Small Business Guru

Kelly @ Small Business Guru — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:38:36 +0000

Curse of the information age is right! We sure let a lot of noise into our worlds and sometimes you just need to cut back to the basics so you can THINK.

By: Smarter Time Management | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl

Smarter Time Management | Slow Down Fast Today! ~ David B. Bohl — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:49:00 +0000

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By: PassionBasedLearning

PassionBasedLearning — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:12:07 +0000

The Curse of the Information Age indeed.

Overwhelming myself with information is something I’m still trying to reduce.

Great post.

Regards,
Amir

By: Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah)

Eugene (Editor, Varsity Blah) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:44:53 +0000

Managing my time and priorities has made such a huge impact on my life. It’s something I’ve written about before:

“Another important lesson I learned in life is all about priorities. I’ve found that the best way to manage my time (and my stress) has been to focus on things that really matter. It’s about knowing what I absolutely have to do and what can either be postponed, delegated, or done away with altogether. It’s about knowing what to take seriously and what to let slide. It’s about taking care of the big things so the little ones take care of themselves and the really little ones don’t bother me at all.”

(Extract from Work in Progress)

By: Varsity Blah

Varsity Blah — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:22:03 +0000

Need for Speed…

You’d think that with us well into the holiday season, life would have slowed to a more leisurely pace. If anything, it’s gotten more frantic. Instead of driving to the office like maniacs, capriciously changing lanes at the slightest sign of delay…

By: etavitom

etavitom — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:17:56 +0000

This is great advice and I appreciate it! Thanks, Brad

By: Rico

Rico — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:27:32 +0000

Since I started separating personal and work email as you describe (not doing personal email at work), I’ve been more productive and focussed as a graphic designer. Creative endeavors can’t always be scheduled though, regarding your last tip.

I found a free ebook about time management written just for the creative professional. I discovered it here: http://www.keepdesigning.com/jabber/time-management-creative-people/