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Cron · 02-08-2007, 02:57 PM

Hi Amanda.

Time management isn't about getting everything done. You can't. In 5 minutes you can think of more things to do ( even worthy things ) than you can possibly do.

Time management is about getting what matters most ( to you ) done.

Keep doing your morning list, but next to the most important things write a letter "A". Next to the next important things write a letter "B". To the least important or trivial things write a letter "C".

In trying to decide which letter to assign a task ask yourself "What would happen if I didn't do this? ". If the answer is "very little" it is a "C".

"A"s are things you value the most, even if nothing bad happens if you don't do them.

Try to do all of your "A"s first.

Make scratching things off you to-do list into a game, where the game is about getting as many "A"s scratched off as you can. Finishing more items or the list after that is just a bonus of secondary importance to knocking out the "A"s.

02-08-2007, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cron Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 420	Hi Amanda. Time management isn't about getting everything done. You can't. In 5 minutes you can think of more things to do ( even worthy things ) than you can possibly do. Time management is about getting what matters most ( to you ) done. Keep doing your morning list, but next to the most important things write a letter "A". Next to the next important things write a letter "B". To the least important or trivial things write a letter "C". In trying to decide which letter to assign a task ask yourself "What would happen if I didn't do this? ". If the answer is "very little" it is a "C". "A"s are things you value the most, even if nothing bad happens if you don't do them. Try to do all of your "A"s first. Make scratching things off you to-do list into a game, where the game is about getting as many "A"s scratched off as you can. Finishing more items or the list after that is just a bonus of secondary importance to knocking out the "A"s. Last edited by Cron; 02-09-2007 at 08:41 PM.