Comments on: Who is studying time management? http://www.2time-sys.com/2007/10/15/who-is-studying-time-management/ The World's Best Resource for Time Management 2.0 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:44:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Matthew Cornell http://www.2time-sys.com/2007/10/15/who-is-studying-time-management/#comment-77 Matthew Cornell Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:56:32 +0000 http://www.2time-sys.com/2007/10/15/who-is-studying-time-management/#comment-77 Good question. I work with faculty, and there are a few factors I've noticed around *asking* for help. First, it's sometimes hard for smart people to admit they need help. Much has come so easily to them, it seems self-management should too. Second, they - like many - have trouble making time to save time (the old irony). Third - again like many - the have to *commit*, which means spending precious money and making difficult habit changes. Regarding the study itself, I think it's seen as old hat - looked at in the 60s, and that's it. However, I think the area is ripe - given technological and cultural acceleration, it's a natural. Microsoft's been studying the impact of interruptions, and there are lots of folks looking at minds, multitasking, etc. So this argues for a multi-disciplinary approach, I'd guess. For me, when I started studying the field two years ago, I decided I had to create my own "master's degree) in Personal Productivity. I'm doing the clinical work now :-) Here are some folks who think about it, BTW: http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/ Good question. I work with faculty, and there are a few factors I’ve noticed around *asking* for help. First, it’s sometimes hard for smart people to admit they need help. Much has come so easily to them, it seems self-management should too. Second, they – like many – have trouble making time to save time (the old irony). Third – again like many – the have to *commit*, which means spending precious money and making difficult habit changes.

Regarding the study itself, I think it’s seen as old hat – looked at in the 60s, and that’s it. However, I think the area is ripe – given technological and cultural acceleration, it’s a natural. Microsoft’s been studying the impact of interruptions, and there are lots of folks looking at minds, multitasking, etc.

So this argues for a multi-disciplinary approach, I’d guess.

For me, when I started studying the field two years ago, I decided I had to create my own “master’s degree) in Personal Productivity. I’m doing the clinical work now :-)

Here are some folks who think about it, BTW:
http://www.academicproductivity.com/blog/

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