Applied Research in a World of Increasing Time Demands
Leaving the office each day feeling as if you got a lot done has something to do with how you schedule the day. Lying in bed each morning to make a mental calendar is one thing. Putting it on a piece of paper is another. Using an electronic calendar is a relatively new option that very few are doing regularly, but it turns out to be the best option.
By far.
Find out how you can leave the office each day on a natural high by using an electronic schedule.
Most of us make either mental, written or keyed in plans each day, and unfortunately we make the mistake of telling ourselves to do too much with too few hours.
Address the problem today by changing your scheduling skills, and use the latest research from the best time management researchers, who don’t just make stuff, but use actual data to draw conclusions.
Check the video to learn how to make more realistic plans here.
The Randy Pausch video on time management is famous for several things. One is his emphasis on committing to big goals, broken down into everyday steps.
I thought I’d update his ideas with some of the newest research which shows that these small steps need to be included in our calendars – which is a one of the hallmarks of an advanced time management system.
Click here for the original video on Making Big Goals: http://www.youtube.com/embed/PMci0lYCqIk
For a long time, there’s been a school of thought that says that you should only use your schedule for appointments. The latest research shows that there are better ways available to us to be more productive, especially when we move from using paper calendars to electronic ones.
In this video, I talk about the benefits of making the switch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOms6wHZHdQ
For some strange reason, the world is conspiring to keep us in a constant state of digital distraction. It affects our productivity, and ruins our peace of mind… while robbing us of that great feeling that comes from knowing we had a great day, in which we got a lot of good stuff done.
Solve the problem with the latest ideas in time management that get all the way down to the ways in which you manage your smartphone, tablets and other gadgets.
As I shared in the prior series of four posts on this topic, Dezhi Wu’s book “Temporal Structures in Individual Time Management: Practices to Enhance Calendar Tool Design” is a breakthrough piece of research.
It’s the dawn of a new age, I hope — time management researchers are actually tackling the problems that ordinary people people face when they try to improve the way they manage their time. New tools, gadgets and software are coming out every day, but they all miss the point… and Dezhi’s research is essential to putting them back on track.
Listen in as I summarize one of her key findings – it’s my final summary of her book for the time being (until I schedule time to read it again!)
or click: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp3t4iJPUdk&feature=colike
A recent Gallup poll revealed 11 areas of dissatisfaction in the US workplace, and 3 of the areas had a direct connection to time-stress.
Number 11. Flexibility of Schedule — employees abhor the rigid and arbitrary nature in which their employers enforce the “rules” around working hours
Number 6: Amount of Vacation Time — This might be a survey of the US in which the least number of vacation time is granted.
Number 1: On the Job Stress– Most of us have jobs in which meeting deadlines is critical. They are part and parcel of being a working person who must deal with hundreds of email messages each day.