Condensed Time Management Course
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			       Lynda Hardman


Sounds corny, but everything depends on life goals...
What do you want to achieve?
Only when you know that can you work out what you are actually going to do.

Different types of time:
main task, bits & bobs, appointments

It is _your_ time.  Sometimes others make demands on it.
Sometimes these are useful for you, sometimes not.

Main task time is most important.
Bits and bobs hang around, but can fill up all time.
Appointments take up fixed amounts of time.

Year plan-
Main tasks for year
Stages to reach
What to do now?

Month plan-

Day plan-
main task, bits & bobs, appointments

Bits&bobs
Categories ABC
How long take?
How important?
How urgent?
(I still don't know how to balance urgency with importance.
Mostly only the urgent important things get done.
Have to be very careful not to do urgent unimportant things.)


Appointments
Make time in diary for yourself
If gets cancelled-make MORE time


To-do
Make plan with tasks & dates
Make daily schedule
Plan at begin of day
Assess plan end of day
(learning to be realistic about what you can do in a day takes practice)


My favourite tips
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What is the best use of my time right now?
Keep long-term goals in mind always
Don't feel guilty about what don't do
Do only A's, never B's or C's
Take time off & special rewards when done important things
Would anything terrible happen if I didn't do this?
80/20 rule
Skim books quickly looking for ideas
Don't regret failures


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