Monthly Archives: October 2008

Time Management 1.0 vs 2.0 Spells Relief

It used to be that time management was a problem that needed to be solved. “I have a problem with time management” is a common complaint that many professionals have.  It leads them to go looking for solutions of an … Continue reading

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A Time Management System for Moms

Do type-A-moms need their own time management system? Apparently they do, according to Lisa Douglas of the type-a-mom blog. She’s written an interesting post diagnosing the needs of this particular group of women, and has come up wtih an approach … Continue reading

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Prioritizing Has No Place in Many Time Management Systems

I remember when I finally figured out that “setting priorities” has a funny way of becoming nothing more than window dressing. I had  a job in an engineering organization that used an elaborate system of priorities to figure out who … Continue reading

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A User’s System for Daily Organizing

On the blog for WE magazine for women, I found an entry that is linked to an article on a Simple, Effective Approach for Time Management. Teresa Morrow has come up with a way of using list and schedules together … Continue reading

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A Zero Inbox in Outlook or Gmail?

I just read a great post over at the Web Worker Daily Blog. It essentially has to do with Capturing in one’s inbox, and how using Outlook has lead to very different ways of maintaining a Zero Inbox than using … Continue reading

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The Company’s “Guidelines”

I just found a most interesting set of corporate guidelines. It comes from a marketing company called Sandia, in a document entitled “Being More Productive: Working more effectively will greatly benefit our clients, the agency and yourself.” The document describes … Continue reading

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Time Management 2.0

One of the definitions of the Web 2.0 phenomena reads as follows: A term to generally describe web sites and services where the content is shaped partially or entirely by the users (instead of being read-only and published by a … Continue reading

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A New Name for This Blog

I have been considering coming up with a new name for my blog. Up until now, I have used the word “system” to describe the 2Time approach, but am starting to think that I have it all wrong. I have … Continue reading

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Case in Point – A User’s Time Management System

I came across an interesting post by Raj Dash over at Freelance Switch. In response to the shortcomings of other time management systems, he has created his own time management system. This is a post worth reading, even if the … Continue reading

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Rudeness or Poor Time Management Skills

It’s happened to all of us… we are in what we think is a useful conversation, when the person we are talking with, suddenly  switches over to their Blackberry, or cell phone. In the moment, they  make a decision that … Continue reading

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